s. o .^^^*. "■ ^' '^^ rr .-^^ •» .<^^ ^^ /"\ J V • • ■K' ^^-^^ ''^^ -A , V- 1> V.' V' -■ • °^ '*'''^ ^. 4* • •r, .4 ITINERARY of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry 1861-1864 With Roster, Portraits and Biographies Edited and Compiled by LAWRENCE WILSON First Sergeant Company D Assisted by THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE of the REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION New York and Washington THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1907 ^s-^s t^/N.Y/ 1 LIBRARY of CONGRESS J I { iTWo Copies Racelved ? JUL 6 jyor . CopyntrHt Entry V * COPY ti. Copyright, 1907, by LAWRENCE WILSON CONTENTS Pages. Introductory, '3 I. The Opening Gun, 17 II. The First Call for Troops, 23 III. Camp Taylor, 26 IV. Camp Dennison 3^ V. From Camp Dennison to Weston, .^J^ VI. Army Correspondence, 4' VII. Going to Glenville, Bulltown, Sutton and Sum- merville, 5^ VIII. Cross Lanes, 60 IX. Report of the Battle of Cross Lanes 70 X. More About Cross Lanes, 9° XI. At Charleston 102 XII. The Cotton Hill and Loop Creek Campaign, 107 XIII. Romney and Blue's Gap, i M XIV. Leaving Romney, 118 XV. From Pawpaw to Winchester, 124 XVI. The Battle of Kernstown, or Winchester, 128 XVII. From Kernstown and New Market to Fredericks- burg and Back to Front Royal I44 XVIII. From Front Royal to Port Republic, 156 XIX. The Battle of Port Republic, 164 XX. From Luray to Alexandria and Around to Cul- pepcr Court House, 172 XXL The Battle of Cedar Mountain i77 XXII. The Second Bull Run Campaign, 195 XXIII. Antictam 202 XXIV. On Loudoun and Bolivar Heights and the Fight at Dumfries, 215 XXV. From Dumfries to Chancellorsville, 228 XXVI. The Battle of Chancellorsville, 231 XXVII. The Gettysburg Campaign, 248 XXVIII. The Return from Gettysburg, 259 XXIX. The Sea Voyage to New York City and Back,. . . 261 XXX. From the Rapidan to Wauhatchie Valley 263 XXXI. The Battle of Lookout Mountain 269 XXXII. Missionary Ridge and Ringgold 281 XXXIII. Back to VVauhatchie and Bridgeport 290 XXXIV. The Atlanta Campaign. Dug Gap, and Resaca. . . 295 XXXV. Pumpkin Vine Creek, Dallas, and New Hope Church, .100 XXXVI. Going Home to be Mustered Out 3n XXXVII. ".\ Year With the Rebels," 316 XXXVIII. Prison Life 330 XXXIX. Sketch of Prison Life and the Bone-Dust Trade, 344 XL. An Episode of the Battle of Cross Lanes 347 6 SE;V^NTH RKGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INI^ANTRY Pages. GENERAL GRANT TO GENERAL LEE, 359 TRIBUTE OF COLONEL WILLIAM F. FOX TO THE SEVENTH OHIO, 360 BIOGRAPHIES. Field and Staff- Tyler, Erastus B., Colonel, 365 Creighton, William R., Colonel, 366 Asper, Joel F., Lieut.-Colonel, 368 Crane, Orrin J., Lieut.-Colonel, 370 McClelland, Samuel M., Lieut.-Colonel, 371 Casement, John S., Major, 372 DeForest, Louis Germain, Adjutant, 374 Brown, Frederick Thomas, Chaplain, 2sl^ Morris, John, Quartermaster, 377 Hubbard, Newton K., Sergeant-Major, 379 Coe, H. H., Leader Band, 381 Clark, Martin VanBuren, Musician, 383 Company A — Molyneaux, Joseph B., Captain, 384 Howe, William A., Captain, 387 McKay, George A., Captain, 389 Claflin, Jeremiah Getchel, First Sergeant, 39i Austin, Lewis, Corporal, 393 Sweet, Samuel, Corporal, 394 Rockefeller, Frank, Private, 395 Smith, Charles H., Private, 39^ Company B — Clark, Mervin, Captain, 398 Bohm, E. H., First Lieutenant, 400 Bauder, Levi F., First Sergeant, 403 Schmidt, Gustav, Sergeant, 405 Gasser, Joseph M., Private, " 406 Walker, Thomas, Private, 408 Company C — Shurtleff, Giles W., Captain, 410 Davis, Llewellyn R., Captain 412 Andrews, Martin M., First Sergeant, 414 Day, Selden Allen, Sergeant and Colonel, 416 Bowler, Charles Pendleton, Sergeant, 420' Orton, Hobert G., Sergeant, 423 Condit, Edgar Mantelbert, Sergeant, 425 Buxton, Charles Hall, Sergeant, 428 Death of Sergeant O. C. Trembley, 43° Guinn, James Miller, Corporal 431 Raymond, James Warner, Corporal, 432 Cheney, James Wilson, Private, 433 Cleverdon, Joseph S., Private, 435 CONTENTS 7 Pages. Grigsby, Philip, Private 436 Kingsbury, Seldcn Bingham, Private, 438 Stone. Marvin C, Private, 440 Ward, David A., Private, 442 Company D — Wood. George L., Captain 443 Williams. A. J.. Second Lieutenant, 444 Tisdel. Willard P., First Sergeant 446 Wilson, Lawrence. First Sergeant, 448 Force, Emory Warren. Sergeant 450 Cain, William, Sergeant, 452 Colwell, Albert, Private, 453 Rhodes, Henry H., Private, 454 Company E — Sprague. John Wilson, Captain 455 Weed, Charles A., Captain, 457 Wilcox, Arthur T., Captain 458 Clarke, Joseph S., Private, 460 Wickham, John Wanton. Private, 462 Company F — Spencer, Harlow Nathaniel, Captain, 463 Davis, George H., Private, 465 Morley, Alfred Watson, Private 466 Company G — Braden, William D., Captain, 467 Dean, Harry M., First Lieutenant, 468 Hartzell, James N., Corporal, 469 Owen, Humphrey B., Corporal, 470 Horner, Anthony Wayne, Private, 471 Company H — Nesper, Christian W.. Captain, 472 Cavannah, Arthur Albion. Private 474 Garrard, Charles T., Private, 475 Murray, Robert Drake, Private 477 Oliver, George W., Private, 479 White, Addison, Private, 480 White, Riley, Private 48^ Company K — Krieger, Ernst J., Captain, 483 MONUMENTS. Seventh Regiment Monument at Cleveland, Ohio 485 The Monument at .A.ntictani. .Maryland 487 The Regimental Monument at Gettysburg 488 Candy's Brigade Marker, 494 8 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI^UNTEER INEANTRY Pages. HISTORY OF THE WHITE BANNER, 496 OUR FIRST REUNION, 503 POEMS. Antietam, 512 The Days of Sixty-three, 513 The Phantom Regiment, 514 Dirge for One Who Fell in Battle, 516 Somebody's Darling, 517 The Bivouac of the Dead, 518 REGIMENTAL ROSTER, 521 CASUALTY LIST, 629 ILLUSTRATIONS. Facing page Adams, T. E. W.. 429" Andrews, M. M. 4i4^ Antictam Monument, 4«7 - Asper, Joel F. 3o8 ^- Austin, Lewis, 393 ^ Bauder, Levi F., 403 Baxter, Morris 3/6 Bellows, Curtis J 373 -' Bohm, Edward H., 400v^ Bowler, Charles P., 420 '^ Braden. William D., 467 Brand, Frederick, W. 397 Brigade Marker near Little Round Top, 494 Brooks, Charles A., 370 Brown, Frederick T., 37^ Brown, Dwight H. 390 Buxton. Charles H., 428^ Cain. William 452 ^ Camp Dennison Frontispiece^ Casement, John S., 372 ■^ Cavannah. Arthur T., 474 ' Cedar Mountain Map, 180 Chancellorsvillc Map, 231- Chenev. James W. 433 ^ Claflin, Jere G., 39i ^ Clark, Mervin, 398 Clark. M. V 383-' Clarke, Joseph S 460-^ Cleverdon, Joseph S., 435 ' Coc, Henry II 381 Colwell, Albert 453 Condit, Edgar M 425 • Crane. Orrin J 370 '■ Creighton. W. R 366 • Cross Lanes Map, 80 Cryne, Joseph 482 • Davis. Llewellvn R 412 ^ Davis. George II 465 • Day, Seldcn A. 4i6 Day, Colonel Sclden A 419 Dean, Harry M., 468 - DeForcst. Louis G. 374 Dickson, Thomas P., 434 Dyer. John N., 444 Eaton, Henry Z 473 lO SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Facing page Fisher, S. S., 472 Force, Emory W., 450 Garrard, Charles T., 475 Gasser, James M., 406 Gear3''s Division Flag, 275 - . Gettysburg Monument, 490 "^ Green, Edwin, 454 / Green, Isaiah B., 472 Grigsby, Philip, 436 Guinn, J. M., 431 Hartzel, James N., 469 Hicks, Owen, 437 Hime, Jacob E., 407 Hine, Reuben R., 476 Hopkins, Marcus S., 464 Horner, Anlhony W., 471 Howe, William A., 387 > Hubbard, Newton K., 379 Hughes, Morris R., 380 Jones, Isaac C., 414 Jones, John D., 409^ Keller, Charles A., 398 v' Kingsbury, Selden B., 438 ■ Krieger, E. J., 483 Lawrence, D. B., 398 Lockwood, George D., 445 . Loomis, Stephen T., 378 ' McClelland, Samuel, 371 ■/ McKay, George A., 389 -> Miller, E. C, 451 Molyneaux, J. B., 384 Morey, E. W., 427 V Morley, A. V^., 466 Morris, John, ^HJ Murray, Robert D., 477 Nesper. Christian W., 472 Off for Dixie, 38 Oliver, Geo. W., 479 Orton, Hobart G., 423 Owen, D. D 380 Owen, Humphrey B., 470 Paine, Frank, Jr., 413 Peiton, s. s., ■.!.■..;.;;■.;;■.;■. 478 Port Republic Map,' 164 Quayle, George L., 410 Raymond, James M., 432 Regimental Monument at Cleveland, 485 Rhodes, Henry H., 454 Rockefeller, Frank, 395 Ross, Joseph H., 414 Schmidt, Gustav, 405 ILrlyUSTRATlONS II Facing page Schmidt. Fred H., 4^ Schutte, John F 4^4 Shepherd. WiUiam D., 375 . ' Shurtleff. Ciles W., 4io >^ Smith. Carlos A 392 - ' Smith. Cliarles H 39<3 ' Smith. Ephraim J 4^1 ^ Spencer, Harlon N., 4^3 Spraguc. John \V., 455 Stebbins. Edward E., 4io • Stone. M. C, 44^ Sweet, Samuel, 394 The End Tisdel. Willard P., 446-- Tremblev. O. C, 430-" Trotier, Joseph 404 i^ Tyler. Erastus B., 3^5 ^ Walker. Thomas 4oS^ Walworth. Warren F 44 1 "^ Ward. David A., 442 ^ Weed. Charles A., 457 -^ White, Addison, 4^ ■ White, Riley 482 White Banner 49^ White Star Badge 230 Wickham. John W 462 Wilcox. Arthur T,, 458 • Williams. Andrew J ^^^y Wilson. Lawrence, 448' Winchester (Kernstown) Map, 129' Winzenried, Rudolph 4^^ Wood, George L., 443 ^ Woodward, Joshua S., 382 >^ "IN FRATERNITY, CHARITY AND LOYALTY" The Regimental Historian INTRODUCTORY If any explanation as to how the undersigned became in- terested in the preparation of this itinerary be necessary, it can be found in an earnest desire to have a more extended and correct account of our marches, campaigns, and battles written than that contained in Major Wood's "Record," and in the following communication : "CivEvELAND, O., July 9, 1904. "Dr. Lawrence Wilson, ^'Med. Div. Pension Office, "Washington, D. C. "Dear Sir and Comrade: We the undersigned com- rades of the Seventh Reg. Association, realizing your ability, and the fact that you have opportunity to obtain official information from the records now on file in Wash- ington, as well as your personal knowledge and familiarity with all the engagements, marches, and experiences of the regiment, make this request, that you permit us to present your name at our reunion to be held in Cleveland, O., Sep- tember 8, 1904, as the Regimental Historian, and pledge ourselves to furnish you with all the material in our power to help you give us as satisfactory an account of the ser- vice of our regiment, as is possible. "Wm. a. Howe. "E. H. BoHM. "M. R. Hughes. "J. B. Molyneaux. "Levi F. Bauder. "J. G. Ceaeun. "George A. McKay." "Having been notified of my election as Historian the collection of data from every available source at once began. To assist in the preparation of this book a committee 14 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY consisting of Captains E. H. Bohm, George A. McKay, J. B. Molyneaux, and Levi F. Bander was appointed by the Regimental Association in Augnst, 1905, to which Captain W. A. Howe was added and then elected Treasurer. The first great shock and irreparable loss was expe- rienced in the sudden and unexpected death of Captain Bohm, who had with his usual force and zeal taken hold of this project with a zest and will presaging certain success. His strength of character, physical and mental force, zeal and enthusiasm were sadly missed by his associates and his untimely death deeply mourned. With a view to creating a general interest in this work and of obtaining specific and general information from comrades generally, some hundreds of postal cards were prepared and sent out inviting written articles about the various marches and campaigns, as well as incidents, both humorous and pathetic, connected with our service, but I regret to say that these brought very few responses, as not many of our number now seem inclined to engage in such work. There were comrades, however, who appreciating the im- portance of the occasion, gave cordial assistance and co- operation from beginning to end, whose names a strong sense of appreciation and gratitude bids me mention. First upon this list is Capt, J. B. Molyneaux, who not only promptly volunteered to prepare the splendid Roster found upon these pages, but has also, during the more than two years devoted to this work, searched and found and copied invaluable data and information from the retained files of the Cleveland papers, and in addition thereto contracted for and carefully superintended the preparation and printing of all the portraits, cuts and maps for the entire regiment, and his efficiency in this line is clearly indicated by the character of the work so well illustrated herein. In fact, the days have neither been too long, nor the nights too tedious to deter him from doing something for the success of this cause — for all of which most cordial and grateful acknowl- edgment is hereby made. INTRODUCTORY 15 The next comrade in this class is Capt. George A. Mc- Kay, who with his marked ahihty as a mihtary critic and writer is pccuh'arly well qnahficd to write of the days when we marched and fought and successfully bore the Stars and Stripes through many States, as witness his highly interesting articles covering Pope's retreat from Culpcper, Second Bull Run. and Antietam. as well as the transfer of the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps from the Rapi- dan to Chattanooga, and the eminently successful battles of Lookout Mountain. Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold, where this gallant officer was torn and mangled upon the field of battle and made a cripple for life. He also compiled many of the personal sketches of officers and men found herein, and has shown himself to be as efficient and helpful in time of peace, as he was faithful, brave and true in time of war. That the services of Capt, Levi F. Bander as secretary, and of Capt. W. A. Howe as treasurer, have been cheer- fully given and every duty well performed, goes without saying, yet are hereby noted and gratefully acknowledged. As a company. Company C has, under the thoughtful and skilful management of Capt. M. M. Andrews, given much literary and financial assistance, for all of which it is sin- cerely hoped that they will find herein some measure of reward. Finally, to all who have contributed of their means or talent to the success of this undertaking, I beg to subscribe myself, most gratefully yours, Lawrence WiIvSon, Regimental Historian. CHAPTER I. THE OPENING GUN. The first hostile gun in the great war for the preserva- tion of the Union was fired at the steamer Star of the West on the 9th day of January, 1861, while it was seeking to extend relief to the garrison at Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, and the following correspondence indicates what occurred there later on : ''Headquarters Provisional Army, C. S. A.. "Charleston, S. C, April 11, 1861. "Sir: The Government of the Confederate States has hitherto forborne from any hostile demonstration against Fort Sumter, in the hope that the Government of the United States, with a view to the amicable adjustment of all questions between the two Governments, and to avert the calamities of war. would voluntarily evacuate it. There was reason at one time to believe that such would be the course pursued by the Government of the United States, and under that impression my Government has refrained from making any demand for the surrender of the fort. But the Confederate States can no longer delay assuming actual possession of a fortification commanding the entrance to one of their harbors and necessary to its defense and security. I am ordered by the Government of the Confed- erate States to demand the evacuation of Fort Sumter. My aides, Colonel Chestnut and Captain Lee, are authorized to make such demand of you. All proper facilities will be afforded for the removal of yourself and command, to- gether with the company arms and property, and all private property, to any post in the United States which you may select. The flag which you have upheld so long and witli 3 l8 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY SO much fortitude, under the most trying circumstances, may be saluted by you on taking it down. Colonel Chest- nut and Captain Lee will, for a reasonable time, await your answer. "I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "G. T. Beauregard. "Brigadier-General Commanding. "Major Robert Anderson, "Commanding at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S. C." "Fort Sumter, S. C, April ii, 1861. "General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication demanding the evacuation of this fort, and to say, in reply thereto, that it is a demand with which I regret that my sense of honor, and of my obliga- tions to my Government, prevent my compliance. "Thanking you for the fair, manly, and courteous terms proposed, and for the high compliment paid me, "I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "Robert Anderson. "Major, First Artillery, Commanding. "Brig.-Gen. Beauregard, "Commanding Provisional Army." "Headquarters Provisional Army, C. S. A., "Charleston, S. C, April 11, 1861. "Major : In consequence of the verbal observations made by you to my aides, Messrs. Chestnut and Lee, in re- lation to the condition of your supplies, and that you would in a few days be starved out if our guns did not batter you to pieces, or words to that effect, and desiring no useless ef- fusion of blood, I communicated both the verbal observa- tions, and your written answer to my communications, to my Government. If you will state the time at which you will evacuate Fort Sumter, and agree that in the meantime you will not use your guns against us unless ours shall be employed against Fort Sumter, we will abstain from open- TIIIC OPKNING GUN 19 ing fire upon you. Colonel Clicslmil and Captain Lcc are aulborized by me to enter into such an af;rccnient with you. You arc, therefore, requested to communicate to them an open answer. "I remain, major, very resi)cctfully, your obedient ser- \ ant, "G. T. Bl- AURKGARD, "Rric;a(lier-Gencral, Commandinj^. "Major RoBKRT Andiirson, "Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S. C." "Fort Sumticr, S. C, April 12. 1861. "General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by Colonel Chestnut of your second communication of the nth instant, and to state in reply that, cordially uniting with you in the desire to avoid the useless effusion of blood. I will, if provided with the proper and necessary means of transportation, evacuate Fort Sumter by noon on the 15th instant, and that I will not in the mean time open my fires upon your forces unless compelled to do so by some hostile act against this fort or flag of my Government by the forces under your command, or by some portion of them, or by the perpetration of some act showing a hostile inten- tion on your part against this fort or the flag it bears, should I not receive prior to that time controlling instruc- tions from my Government or additional supplies. "I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "Robert Anderson, "Major, First Artillery, Commanding. "Brig.-Gen. Beauregard, Commanding." "Fort Sumter, S. C, April 12, 1861. — 3.20 a. m. "Sir : By authority of Brigadier-General Beauregard, Commanding the Provisional Forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that he will open the fire of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time. 20 SEVENTH REGIMICNT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY "We have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedi- ent servants, "James Chestnut, Jr., "Aide-de-Camp, "Stephen D. Lee, "Captain, C. S. Army, Aide-de-Camp. "Major Robert Anderson, "U. S. Anny, Commanding Fort Sumter." General Beauregard said in his official report : "In consequence of some circumstance of delay the bom- bardment was not begun precisely at the appointed moment, but at 4.30 o'clock the signal gun v^as fired and within twenty minutes all our batteries were in full play. There was no response from Fort Sumter until about 7 o'clock, when the first shot from the enemy was discharged against our batteries on Cummings Point. "By 8 o'clock the action became general, and throughout the day was maintained with spirit on both sides. Our guns were served with skill and energy. The effect was visible in the impressions made on the walls of Fort Sumter. From our mortar batteries shells were thrown with such precision and rapidity that it soon became impossible for the enemy to employ his guns en barbette, of which several were dismounted. The engagement was continued without any circumstance of special note until nightfall, before which time the fire from Sumter had evidently slackened. Operations on our side were sustained throughout the night, provoking, however, only feeble response. "On the morning of the 13th the action was prosecuted with renewed vigor, and about 7^ o'clock it was discovered our shells had set fire to the barracks in the fort. Speedily volumes of smoke indicated an extensive conflagration, and apprehending some terrible calamity to the garrison I immediately dispatched an offer of assistance to Major An- derson, which, however, with grateful acknowledgments, TIIK OPENING GUN 21 he declined. Meaiiwhilo. being informed about 2 o'clock that a white flag was displayed from Sumter, I dispatched two of my aides to Major Anderson with terms of evacua- tion. In recognition of tlie gallantry exhibited by the gar- rison I cheerfully agreed that on surrendering the fort the commanding oflicer might salute his flag. By 8 o'clock the terms of evacuation were definitely ac- cepted. Major Anderson having expressed a desire to com- municate with the United States vessels lying off the har- bor, with a view to arrange for the transportation of his command to some port in the United States, one of his officers, accompanied by Captain Hartstene and three of my aides, was permitted to visit the officer in command of the squadron to make provision for that object. Because of unavoidable delay the formal transfer of the fort to our possession did not take place until 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th instant. At that hour, the place having been evacuated by the United States garrison, our troops occu- pied it, and the Confederate flag was hoisted on the ram- parts of Sumter with a salute from the various batteries." The following official report indicates briefly why Fort Sumter was evacuated : "Steamship 'Bai^tic,' off Sandy Hook, "April 18, 1 86 1, — 10.30 A. M. — via New York. "Having defended Fort Sumter for thirty-four hours, until the (juarters were entirely burned, the main gates de- stroyed by fire, the gorge walls seriously injured, the maga- zine surrounded by flames, and its doors closed from the effects of heat, four barrels and three cartridges of i^owder only being available, and no provisions remaining but pork, I accepted terms of evacuation offered by General Beaure- gard. Ijeing the same offered by him on the iith instant, ])rior to the commencement of hostilities, and marched out of the fort on Sunday aftcrnonn. the 14th instant, with 22 skvi:nth re;gime;nt ohio voi,unte;er inj^antry colors flying and drums beating, bringing away company and private property, and saluting my flag with fifty guns. "Robert Anderson, "Major, First Artillery, Commanding. "Hon. S. Cameron, "Secretary of War, Washington." (Series I, Vol. I, War of the Rebellion Oflicial Records of the Union and Confederate iVrmies, pages 13, 14, et seq.) CHAPTER II. THE FIRST CALL I'OR TROOPS. Fort Sumter having been fired upon on April 12, 1861, surrendered on the 13th and evacuated on the 14th, and all hope of arriving at a peaceable solution of the great ques- tions then engaging the public mind having by this action been submitted to the arbitrament of the sword, the follow- ing call for troops was made : THE president's proclamation. "By iJic President of the United States: "a proclamation. "Whereas, The laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the pow- ers vested in the ^Marshals by law; "Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of 75,000, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the law'S to be duly executed. The details for this object will be immedi- ately communicated to the State authorities through the War Department. "I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the ex- istence of our national Union and the jx^rpetuity of popu- lar government, and to redress wrongs already lung enough endured. 24 SKV^NTH RKGIMKNT OHIO VOI^UNTEKR INFANTRY "I deem it proper to say, that the first service assigned to the force hereby called forth, will probably be to repos- sess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union, and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of, or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country; and I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid, to disperse and re- tire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty days from this date. "Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress. The Senators and Representatives are therefore summoned to assemble at their respective chambers at twelve o'clock, noon, on Thursday, the fourth day of July next, then and there to consider and determine such measures as, in their wisdom, the public safety and in- terest may seem to demand. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-fifth. "Abraham Lincoln. "By the President. "Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State." (Note — Under this call 91,816 men were accepted.) Notwithstanding all that had been said in reference to secession and the establishing of a Southern Confederacy, many people were loth to believe that actual war would ensue, hence the attack upon Fort Sumter and President Lincoln's call for troops came like an electric shock to the nation. Both North and South sprang up like tigers in their lair. In cities, towns, and country places, business of THE FIRST CALL, FOR TROOPS 2$ every character was generally suspended, and public meet- ings were held where volunteers by thousands enrolled for the conflict. The State of Ohio was called upon for less than 13,000 men. In less than two weeks more than 75,000 of her loyal sons tendered their services, when Governor Dennison persuaded the Secretary of War to accept twenty- one instead of thirteen regiments and informed the Presi- dent that if the State of Kentucky declined to furnish her quota, the State of Ohio would do it for her. As might have been expected, the hardy sons of northern Ohio, whose ancestors fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill, encamped at Valley Forge and crossed the Delaware, responded promptly and enthusiastically to the call and were early prepared to leave for camp. And what of the leave taking when these volunteers left their respective home towns? Marching in a body to the depot where a great throng had gathered, some well-known citizen said a few words of parting, while the favorite pastor offered an earnest prayer for the success of the cause, their protection and safe return; then for a few moments these warriors, in miniature, were left in the hands of those most dear. While many were already in tears at the thought of perhaps a final parting, others whose hearts were equally stirred, endeavored to smile and be cheery, yet a spirit of the utmost sadness prevailed until the cars came to bear them away. Then parent^ and others embraced and kissed their soldier boys with all the tenderness known to loving human hearts; said a fond good-by, and amid cheers, tears, and the waving of flags, hats, hands, and handkerchiefs, the train departed. CHAPTER III. CAMP TAYI.OR, On April i8, 1861, Mr. A. A. Jewett, of Cleveland, presi- dent of the Cuyahoga County Agricultural Society, ten- dered Governor Dennison the use of their Fair Grounds on Kinsman street, as a camp ground, whereupon the follow- ing orders were issued : "Generai, Headquarters, "Adjutant Generae's Office, "CoEUMBUS, O., April 18, 1861. "Generae Order No. 5. "Camp Taylor will be organized at Cleveland forthwith and will be the rendezvous for all troops raised in the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Divisions, as lately organized, and also the Third Brigade of the Eighth Division. "Assistant Commissary-General George B. Senter is de- tailed to make all necessary provision for the camp grounds, supplies, etc., and Brig.-Gen. J. W. Fitch will assume com- mand of Camp Taylor, and will report by telegraph to headquarters of troops, daily, for orders and also of all arrivals. "The organization will be by companies until they report to camp, when such regimental organization will be effected as may be deemed best for the service. "H. B. Carrington, "Adjutant-General. "By order of the "Commander-in-chief." camp taylor 2/ "Headquarters Third Brigade, "Fourth Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, "Cleveland, O., April jo, i86i. "Brigade Order No. I. ''The following organized companies will report at Bri- gade Headquarters, Lyman Block. Monday, April 22, 1861, at 10 o'clock a. m., to receive orders to march into Camp Taylor : Hibernian Guards, Captain Kinney; Sprague Cadets, Captain De Villiers; Cleveland Light Guards, Captain Creighton; National Guards, Captain Wiseman. "Colonel Barnett of Cleveland Regiment of Light Artil- lery, will detail two companies of his command for guard duty and police regulation in camp. "Camp Taylor will be organized at the Cuyahoga County Fair Grounds, corner of Kinsman and Hudson streets, in the city of Cleveland, Monday, April 22d, 1861, at 11 o'clock, at which time Brigade Headquarters at Lyman's Block will be discontinued. "All companies ordered into Camp Taylor after Monday, 10 o'clock A. M.. will report to Brigade Headquarters at camp. "By order of "J. \V. FiTcii, "Brigadier-General. "W. F. Carey, "Brigade Major." THE SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEERS. While the "Sprague Cadets." "Cleveland Light Guards." and "National Guards" had all been organized in the city of Cleveland since the fall of Sumter, there had also been formed at Oberlin, the "Monroe Riiles;" at Painesville. the "Painesville Union Guards;" at Huron, the "Huron Infantry;" at Franklin Mills, the "Franklin Riiles;" at Creighton, Co. A De Villiers, B Shurtleff, C Dyer, D Sprague, E Morris, F Seymour, G Asper, H Sterling, I Wiseman, K r~ 28 SEVEJNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY Ravenna, the "Tyler Guards;" at Warren, "Company A of Warren," and at Youngstown, the "Union Guards," all of which came trooping into Camp Taylor from April 22, and having been duly mustered were on the 28th of April, 1861, designated as follows: Zouave Light Guards, Ca Sprague Zouave Cadets, ' Monroe Rifles, Painesville Union Guards, Huron Infantry, Franklin Rifles, ' Tyler Guards, Company A of Warren, Union Guards, National Guards, ' and denominated the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteers. The following extracts from the Cleveland Leader it is believed will be of interest : Cleveland Leader, April 18, 1861. "The Light Guards organization was completed and of- ficers elected as follows : W. R. Creighton, captain ; O. J. Crane, first lieutenant; A. C. Burgess, second lieutenant; Dudley Kimball, first sergeant ; George A. McKay, second sergeant; Frank Lynch, third sergeant; Dwight H. Brown, fourth sergeant; J. P. Mcllrath, first corporal; William J. Morgan, second corporal; Alexander Ewart, third corporal; William A. Howe, fourth corporal; C. L. Smith, commissary." Cleveland Leader, April 22, 1861. "The Sprague Zouave Corps elected the following of- ficers : C. A. De Villiers, captain ; James T. Steriing, first lieutenant ; T. T. Sweeny, second lieutenant ; H. Z. Eaton, ensign; Louis G. De Forest, orderly sergeant; Joseph B. Molyneaux, first sergeant; George Whitehead, second sergeant; Merwin Clark, third sergeant; Frank M. Thomas, fourth sergeant; E. B. Thomas, first corporal; CAMP TAYLOR 29 William R. McChesney, second corporal ; Ed. Gibson, third corporal, and William Walworth, fourth corporal." Cleveland Leader, April 25, 1861. "We learn that 75,000 troops, the full number called for by the President's Proclamation, have been tendered from this State alone, and that 100,000 are probably prepared to do military duty. Our people are alive with patriotism and honest bravery." Same date : "The Union Guards, a fine company numbering 104 men, arrived at camp yesterday afternoon. They are from Painesville and were accompanied by the Painesville Brass Band, who discoursed sweet music as they marched through the streets." Cleveland Leader, April 26, 1861. "Shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday a company from Huron, numbering 80 men, came in, commanded by Cap- tain Sprague." Same date: "Portage County has sent 71 of her noble sons from Ravenna. The Company is named the 'Tyler Guards' in honor of Brigadier-General E. B. Tyler. The Company es- corted General Tyler to Camp Taylor, and after reporting themselves at headquarters, returned to the Weddel House for the night." Same date : "Eighty-four men came in on the C. & P. road last night from Franklin Mills, commanded by Captain John Morris." April 27, 1861 : "Company A, Second Brigade. Ninth Division Ohio Volunteer Militia, came to town last night from Warren, under command of Capt. Joel F. Asper. They marched to Camp Taylor this morning, where quarters were provided for them." Before any adeciualc prci)aration and provision could be made for their comfort, some 5,000 volunteers rendez- 30 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY voused at Camp Taylor, and while the accommodations there were necessarily scant and crude, by the use of the Agricultural Society's buildings reinforced by hastily con- structed barracks, some eighty feet in length and sixteen wide, with aisles through the center and tiers of bunks on either side, like shelves in an apple bin, and packed to over- flowing, shelter was provided for the assembling patriots. As for uniforms, arms, or army rations, there were none. Meals were supplied by contract, while even blankets were scarce, and largely contributed by generous and loyal people. Everywhere the sound of martial music filled the air, and whenever a new organization came into camp with fifes screaming, drums beating, and colors flying, it was greeted with enthusiastic cheers and given a most cordial welcome. And what a motley crew ! In the absence of regulation uniforms every sort of cos- tume prevailed. Each volunteer wore the garb he donned when he left home for camp, yet this did not detract from his desire to learn the evolutions of a soldier and cjualify himself for the proper discharge of his duties as such ; hence each day was given to drill with all the zeal and earnestness of young men preparing to do battle for their country. ONE OE THE EIRST LETTERS EROM CAMP. "Camp Taylor, Cleveland, O., April 27, 1861. "We left Painesville at 12.40 Wednesday, and arrived in camp about 3 o'clock. Headed by the Cornet Band we were marched on to the parade grounds and rested until supper time, when we were called together and marched to supper, which consisted of bread, cofifee and cold meat. After this we were marched near headquarters and received a good heavy blanket, thence to the barracks, where we stopped for the night. "After a night's rest on Uncle Sam's feathers (straw) we were called by the reveille. Orderly Weed called the roll, and we broke ranks to prepare for breakfast, after CAMP TAYLOR 3I which wc were inarched to the parade grounds, where we drilled until dinner. Our dinner consisted of meat and potatoes, bread and beans and water. From 2 until 6 o'clock visitors are allowed on the grounds. At 5 o'clock we all assemble around the center stand for prayer. The boys are all enjoying themselves first rate. There arc be- tween four and five thousand men in camp at present. Re- spects to all. "W. P. TlSDEL. "To Paiiicsvillc Telegraph." On April 28, 1861. the Sprague Zouave Cadets (Co. B) were presented with a handsome flag by their lady friends, Mrs. A. Stone making the presentation address. CHAPTER IV. CAMP DENNISON. Camp Dennison, named after the then Governor of the State of Ohio, was conveniently located on the Little Miami River and railroad, seventeen miles north of Cincinnati, in what had been a huge corn-field of more than five hundred acres, then seeded to wheat, and existed as a camp of or- ganization and instruction for infantry, cavalry, and artil- lery, all through the war of which we write, as well as a vast hospital where thousands of sick and wounded and convalescent soldiers found shelter and medical treatment. In the early days of 1861 Camp Dennison was under the command of Brig.-Gen. Jacob D. Cox.* "Columbus, Ohio, May 2, 1861. "Special Order No. 135. "The Seventh and Eighth Regiments Infantry, will leave Camp Taylor, May the 3d, instant, en route for Camp Dennison, by the C. C. & C. Railroad, and will be at the depot to leave at 5 o'clock in the morning without fail. "They will supply themselves with an army ration of cooked provisions. H. B. Carrington, "Adjutant-General. "By order of Commander-in-Chief: "To Brig.-Gen. J. W. Fitch, "Camp Taylor." "Special Order "Columbus, O., May 3, 1861. No. 146. "The Seventh Regiment on arrival at Columbus will march into Camp Jackson until further orders. "H. B. Carrington, "Adjutant-General. "By order of Commander-in-Chief: "To Brig.-Gen. J. W. Fitch, "Camp Taylor." *See frontispiece. CAMP DENNISON 33 On May 3, 1861, George B. McClellaii, wlio luul been appointed major-general of the Ohio Militia by Governor Dcnnison. visited Camp Taylor and ordered that a detail of ten men from each of the ten companies, destined to become the Seventh Ohio Infantry, proceed the next day to Camp Dennison to construct barracks for the regiment. This detail of lOO men, under the command of Lieut. Orrin J. Crane, left the city of Cleveland on May 4, at 6 a. m., reaching Camp Dennison about 5 p. m. to find that the lum- ber for the construction of barracks had not yet arrived. In the absence of any provision of quarters for this de- tail. Lieutenant Crane and his men sought shelter for the night in the already crowded barracks of the Eighth Ohio Infantry and in abandoned buildings near by. On the morning of May 5, Lieutenant Crane and his detail went forth in the midst of a severe rain storm, to learn that while the lumber had reached its destination, but one mule and one ox team had been provided to haul it from the railroad to the building sites, a quarter of a mile distant. As some seventy barracks were to be hastily constructed, the absolute inadequacy of the transportation mentioned was at once apparent ; but nothing daunted, those sturdy patriots at once began carrying the heavy, rough, water- soaked lumber through mud and mire, until energy, pluck, and endurance were well-nigh vanquished, and yet that night they rested well. The next morning Lieutenant Crane and his men again awoke to find the rain falling as in the days of Noah, yet they went to work with renewed vigor and determination, again carrying lumber through mud and mire now almost knee deep, yet thinner than the day before because of more water mixed with it, and by 5 p. m. had succeeded so well in the construction of the seventy barracks as to have many of them enclosed so as to afford partial slicltcr to the rest of their comrades when they arrived. These barracks were built of rough boards, like railroad 34 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY shanties, 12 by 18 feet, six to a company, three on each side of a street 25 feet wide, facing each other, with a cook- house of same size in the rear. LEAVING CAMP TAYLOR. On May 5, 1861, a beautiful Sabbath morning, the Sev- enth Ohio Infantry left Camp Taylor, under command of Capt. William R. Creighton, and marching to the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, embarked in eighteen cars for Columbus. The following is an extract from the Cleveland Leader of May 6, 1861 : "Both sides of the street were lined with people and the number grew larger momentarily, a large portion of them women, and waving handkerchiefs and tearful eyes bore witness to the sympathy which was felt for those young men who were going forth to do battle in behalf of that which is equally dear to us all. Never did the several com- panies march better or look better. "At the depot and along the track there were gathered from 5,000 to 8,000 people; among them were many of our most respectable citizens and several ministers of the gospel. Some of the farewells were most affecting, and indeed there were at any time few dry eyes among those who were near the cars. The soldiers were cheerful and endeavored to console those whom they were leaving with promise of a safe and speedy return. "At length the train began to move, and as it rolled out of the depot there was silence for a moment and then cheer after cheer arose, which those on board returned, and in the midst of a thousand cries of 'God bless you!' the noble Seventh, the pride of Ohio, departed." While en route to Columbus the people everywhere greeted the soldiers with every demonstration of enthusi- astic and patriotic approval, and at Grafton the ladies served a liberal basket lunch, which was greatly enjoyed by the boys who had for a few days been deprived of "mother's cooking." Comrade N. K. Hubbard said in a letter: CAMP DENNISON 35 "Following: this, about 2 o'clock, we had dinner while the cars were in motion, which consisted of cold meat, bread and butter, crackers and cheese. All were well satisfied." Columbus was reached about 5 p. m., and the regiment marched to Camp Jackson about one-half mile out, where supper was at once announced. After supper it was found that the entire regiment could not be accommodated in the barracks at Camp Jackson, when the Sprague Cadets and Monroe Rifles marched to the State-House, where the Cadets were quartered in the basement, while the Rifles took possession of the Senate Chamber. As early as 3.30 a. m. on May 6 the Seventh w^as astir, and embarking again on early trains, reached Camp Denni- son that afternoon in the midst of heavy rain and a sea of mud, making the entry into this new camp singularly dreary and forbidding. Within a few days, however, with the completion of the barracks and fair weather, which speedily eliminated the mud. Camp Dennison became a habitable and desirable place. THE KLECTION OF FIELD OFFICERS. "Columbus, Ohio, May 6, 1861. "Special Order No. 150. "The Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteers, called out under requisition of the President of the United States, will elect field officers, the 7th instant, at 3 o'clock p. m. "Officers and men all voting by ballot. "Return to be made at this office. " H. B. Carrington, "Adjutant-General. "By order of the Commander-in-Chief. "To Brig.-Gen. J. D. Cox, "Camp Dennison." The candidates for the colonelcy of the Seventh Regi- ment were Erastus B. Tyler, of Ravenna, a former briga- 36 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY dier-general of militia, and State Senator James A. Gar- field. The former was elected, while Capt. William R. Creighton of Company A was the unanimous choice for lieutenant-colonel, and John S. Casement, of Painesville, Lake County, for major. The regimental staff was completed by the appointment of Dr. Henry K. Cushing, surgeon; Dr. Francis Salter, asst. surgeon ; Rev. Frederick T. Brown, chaplain ; Louis G. DeForest, adjutant; John Morris, R. O. M. ; Leicester King, sergeant major; Marcus S. Hopkins, quartermaster sergeant; John L. Woodard, drum major; and Harry Wood, fife major. On May 3, 1861, President Lincoln issued his first call for volunteers to serve for a period of three years, and on May 24, Brig.-Gen. J. D. Cox, then in command of Camp Dennison, announced his desire to know how many of the Seventh Regiment would enlist for that period. The officers were practically unanimous in favor of a reorgani- zation on the three-year basis, and the subject being brought before the men, about three-fourths of them en- listed. As soon as possible these three-year volunteers were uni- formed and given a ten-day furlough, while the various company officers went to their respective homes in search of recruits to take the place of the men who did not re- enlist, and by the middle of June the quota of the regiment was full. On June 14 the members of the regiment who did not reenlist left Camp Dennison on leave, until regularly mus- tered out of service, which occurred at Columbus on Au- gust 18, 1 86 1. On June 19, 1861, the field officers were reelected, and on that day and on the 20th, the entire regiment was regu- larly mistered into the military service of the United States by a Regular Army officer, to serve for the full period of three years. On June 21 at a meeting of the officers the following action was taken : CAMP dennison 37 "\Vc the undersigned, commandants of the several com- panies composing the Seventh Regiment of Ohio Volun- teers and field officers belonging thereto, called into service of the President of the United States, being advised of the fact that our honored colonel, E. B. Tyler, is about to leave his little daughter. Mary, to the care of strangers and go to the defense of his countiy, do hereby agree that in case any unforeseen casualty should deprive our regiment of its colo- nel and his child of a protector, we will adopt the said Mary A. Tyler as the 'Daughter of the Seventh Regiment,' and we further pledge ourselves to extend over her the care and protection of this regiment until she shall arrive at the age of maturity. "Given under our hands at Camp Dennison, O.. this 2ist day of June, A. D. 1861. W. R. Creighton. Lieut. Col. J. S. Casement, Major. O. J. Crane, Captain of Co. A. James T. Sterling, Captain of Co. B. J. W. Shurtlefe, Captain of Co. C. John N. Dyer, Captain of Co. D. J. W. Sprague, Captain of Co. E. D. B. Clayton, Captain of Co. F. W. H. Robinson, Lieut. Commanding, Co. G. J. F. AsPER, Captain of Co. H. W. R. Sterling, Captain of Co. L John J. Wiseman, Captain of Co. K." On June 2.2 arms, accouterments. and uniforms were drawn and issued, and the Seventh Regiment of Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry was placed upon a war footing. Our guns consisted of old fiint lock muskets converted into percussion locks, and destinctl to carry "buck and ball," which proved to be very effective in battle at short range. For the space of three days the regiment drilled almost incessantlv in the manual of arms, learning how to handle their jjicccs and "load in nine times." CHAPTER V. FROM CAMP DENNISON TO WESTON. On June 25, to the great joy of every member of the organization, orders came to cook rations and be prepared to leave camp the next day. What glorious news was this ! Whither going or what we were to do, we cared not, so that we left camp in peace- ful Ohio and were placed upon active duty in the enemy's country. At a very early hour on June 26 the members of the Seventh were astir and taking their first lesson in packing knapsacks. It is needless to state that the capacity of our knapsacks seemed disgustingly small when we attempted to store therein our modest supply of clothing and numerous keepsakes which we did not see how we could part with. We experienced our first great disappointment, however, when we had to wait all day until 6 p. m. before the train, in sections, rolled away, but we subsequently learned that it was frequently military to fall in promptly and then wait and keep on waiting, until tired out and thoroughly dis- gusted, before the column moved. Going by Columbus, camp equipage and ammunition were taken on board, and with a train of 45 cars, running in sections, and accom- panied by extra locomotives, the regiment reached Bellaire, on the Ohio River, some four miles below Wlieeling, on June 27, about 3 p. m., having been given an ovation along the entire route. The command at once crossed over to Benwood and stood upon Virginia soil. Ammunition was issued and muskets loaded, so as to be prepared for any emergency. At dusk for the first time the regiment bivouacked in the open, under the starry canopy. Just after midnight we were aroused to embark in box cars, and about 2 o'clock a. m. of June 28 left for Grafton. r^:^^'^ (i ;s R€ FROM CAMP DENNISON TO WESTON 39 This branch of the B. & O. R. R. passes through a very rough and hilly country, generally following along the course of streams, now and then plunging through tunnels of less or greater length, making our journey in the dark- ness, with a prospect of a possible attack while en route, strangely weird and uninviting. After a brief pause at Grafton the trains proceeded to Clarksburg, where about 3 p. m. the entire command dis- embarked, pitched tents, and established camp in the enemy's country. The next day the Seventh was called out by Colonel Tyler, who delivered an address exhorting faithfulness, steadiness, and strict obedience to orders. A stand of colors was also presented on behalf of the German Turners of Cleveland, Ohio, and when dismissed it was under in- structions to be ready to march at 3 p. m. upon an impor- tant mission. At 4 P. M. the regiment, newly armed, uniformed, and equipped, and led by a splendid instrumental band, under a German professor, marched out of Clarksburg with drums beating and colors flying and took the pike for Weston, 25 miles distant. At first how jolly we all were, although loaded down with large and well-packed knapsacks, haver- sacks, canteens, guns, and cartridge-boxes. The weight of our entire ecpiipment was not for a time noticed, but as the miles and the hours wore on hilarity graduallv ceased, and by dark we began to feel somewhat fatiguctl. An occasional brief halt was made, and as the night and distance drew on. our fatigue, thirst and hunger, and loss of sleep Ijegan to be more and more apparent. Tender and unused feet in stiff and unused army shoes began to chafe and blister; the straps on our knapsacks began to cut into our shoulders, while those across our chest became irksome and confining. About midnight we reached a little town strung out along the main road, called Jane Lew. which was illumi- nated with many tallow candles, and looked checM-ful and inviting. 40 SEIVKNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI^UNTDER INEANTRY At early dawn, after what seemed an almost endless all- night march, we were yet some distance from Weston, when orders were given to lengthen step, which caused some to drop out of ranks, completely exhausted. How- ever, as the goal must be reached, our officers still urged us on, and finally gave the order to double quick. At this many more fell out by the wayside, while others, who could not keep up with their heavy load, threw ofif their knapsacks, struck out at a lively trot, determined to be "in at the death," and held on valiantly until the town was reached. Upon entering the town about 5 a. m. on June 30, (a lovely Sunday morning) the regiment divided, and deploy- ing through the streets had possession before the citizens knew of our presence. The Union people gave us breakfast, and when the baggage arrived "Camp Tyler" was established across the river, the w^st fork of the Monongahela. CHAPTER VI. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. "Weston, Va., July 4. 1861. "Leaving Grafton on Friday last, at about 8 a. m., we came on the North Western Virginia R. R. to Clarksburg, and there encamped. Saturday afternoon Colonel Tyler drew the regiment up in the form of a square, and ad- dressed us in substance as follows : " 'Soldiers of the Seventh Regiment — You are now in the midst of the enemy's country, surrounded by secessionists, and it becomes us to be on the alert against their move- ments. Your conduct as soldiers, from the time of your arrival at Camp Dennison, has been made known to the commander-in-chief, and in return for your uniform pa- triotism and prompt obedience, he has assigned to you, in preference to any other regiment, the important position you at present occupy. " 'In all your actions, act as gentlemen, and show to the people in whose presence you are that the Ohio boys as gentlemen and soldiers are one. I am, by your choice, to lead you. I am but a machine in your hands. Gentlemen, it is in your power to go on to complete victory or complete defeat. If you see fit to place confidence in me, obey my commands, and follow me where I may lead, I shall feel proud of the command of the Seventh Regiment. The country in which we are situated, I am probably better ac- quainted with than any other man in the world — and with my knowledge of the country, and your obedience to com- mands, we can accomplish everything. Will you follow where I will lead? [Universal Yes! Yes! Yes! Hurrah for Colonel Tyler!] Soldiers — we have received marching orders. To-morrow morning by 3 o'clock we wish to reach a certain point ; be ready ; obey orders implicitly, and all will be well.' 42 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY ''The point which the Colonel wished to reach, I ascer- tained privately, was Weston — a town 23 miles south of us, over the hills, and there he wished to capture fifteen of the most noted secessionists and take possession of a secession bank. At 4 p. m. on Saturday we packed up our traps, and with our knapsacks on our backs, haversacks slung at our sides with one day's rations, belts around our waist with cartridge-box containing twenty rounds of cartridges, cap- box, bayonet and scabbard, revolver and knife, and musket on the shoulder, we started at quick time from Clarksburg. "The latter part of the march, with such a load to carry, was very fatiguing; and when within one mile and a half from the town the order was given for double quick, many of the men were so fatigued that they fell out of the ranks — others threw away their knapsacks. Perhaps there were one hundred in all who from fatigue did not march into town with the regiment. Entering and surrounding the town, taking possession of the bank, was done in good order, in a short time, without any opposition whatever. "I had almost forgotten to mention that when within a quarter of a mile of the town, a man was seen running up the hillside to the left of us. He was supposed to be a spy, and accordingly was called on to halt! Failing to do so, he was fired on, but at such a distance without effect. He was seen to fall, however, and hide in the bushes. Several of the boys ran up, but it was the good luck of one of Com- pany D's boys to capture him, more frightened than hurt. William L. Wurts, of our company, captured the first of the secessionists taken by the Seventh Regiment in Vir- ginia. Good for him ! Several of our boys arrested rebels in the town. Captain Dyer arrested a great many. Lieu- tenants Weed and Williams each got one or two. Ser- geant French took three, one of whom was armed with a '76 musket. Your correspondent had the pleasure of ar- resting three secesJi — one of whom purported to be a Meth- odist minister, who has one son in the rebel army and another acting as scout. "The people of the town were taken by surprise, not ARMY CORRESPONDENCE 43 knowiiij? at first whether we were Union men or secession- ists: hnt finihng out what we were, for the most part they were overjoyed to see us. The buttery and larder were emptied of their contents for the benefit of the soldiers; each, apparently, vied witli the other to see who should feed the most of us. One lady, a Mrs. Osborne, provided break- fast for sixty-four hungry soldiers, and almost that num- ber for dinner and supper. Another lady, a Mrs. Dins- more, satisfied the craving appetites of dozens of hungry soldiers. Numbers of others, whose names I do not know, feasted the boys liberally. Ever since we came here the Union loving folks of Weston have proven their generosity and patriotism by their conduct to the soldiers. "On Tuesday last the men folks went out and got a pole on which to raise a flag made by the ladies. A great crowd gathered at the flag raising, and some speech-making being desired, Lieut A. J. Williams was called on to act as the orator of the day — and in a very appropriate impromptu sf)eech, regarding our country, nationality, and glorious banner, showed himself just the man for the occasion. The glowing words fell from his lips hot with patriotic de- votion ; and when he spoke of the insults offered to our nation's flag — that flag which for ninety years has floated proudly in our land — and how we had come here to protect that flag, and maintain the rights of Union people, peace- ably if we could, forcibly if we must — it seemed as if a weird-like incantation had been thrown over the crowd, such death-like silence prevailed. After the speech, a young lady. — Miss Dinsmore, — stepped forward, and handsomely drew the Stars and Stripes to their position, amid the cheers of the assembled multitude. The Stars and Stripes, long may they wave in the village of Weston. "To-day is the Fourth. What memories it brings up. To-day the good folks of this town are going to give the Seventh a Fourth of July dinner. Ain't that good? Hur- rah for the people of Weston ! "Alreadv I have written too much, but two items of in- 44 SEVENTH REGIMDNT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INI^ANTRY terest more and I close. We took possession of a secession printing-office, and our boys are printing a paper there to-day, called The Ohio Seventh. The bank we have pos- session of here contains as near as I can ascertain, $125,000 — a pretty good haul to start on, ain't it? Just one word more. All communications to the Seventh Regi- ment should be directed as follows — Company — Seventh O. v., Grafton, N. W. Virginia. Pardon length — still for the war, "W. D. She;pherd." WHO MADE THE EEAG AT WESTON ? "Des Moines, Iowa, February 19, 1906. "Dr. Wieson, "Washington, D. C. "I will tell you about the flag making. I think it was made at Mrs. Joe Osborn's, who kept the jail. A home where all of that kind of work was done. I think Rebecca and Maggie Densmore, two loyal sisters, and the two Moore sisters, Susan and Nannie, helped make the flag. There were five of us raised the flag, those four girls and myself. Not that it took all of us, but we wanted the honor of raising that flag, for it was the flag that we all loved. It was hoisted just opposite the Bailey Hotel on the corner. We were all dressed in patriotic collars and aprons. "I will always remember the Seventh Ohio boys. The Sunday morning they came into Weston we gave seven of them a good warm breakfast. Mother could have fed more if they had come. It seemed as though they had break- fast all over the town that morning. "Respectfully, "Mrs. J. S. Wilkinson, "Formerly Sallie McBride, of Weston. Lewis County, West Va." ARMY CORRESPONDENCE 45 "Weston, Va.. July ii, 1861. "Friend Merrill: 'PIic 4lh was a joyful day at Camp Tyler. 1 tokl you the ladies of Weston were j^oing to j^ive the Seventh Ohio boys a dinner, and they did. Chick- ens, — weren't they good? — pies, cakes, biscuit, bread, but- ter, and everything else that w^as eatable, almost. In the afternoon the regiment paraded through the streets, and assisted in raising a large and beautiful flag, made by the good folks here. On the morning of the Fourth, Colonel Tyler received a dispatch from a small village 18 miles from here, to the effect that small parties of secessionists were committing outrages and depredations on the Union- ists in that section. Immediately he sent six men from each company, under the command of Captain Dyer, to the assistance of the Union men. On arriving at Bennett's Mills, however, he found the parties scattered to the moun- tains. "The evening of the 5th. at about 8 o'clock, the Colonel came to our tents, and asked the lieutenants if their com- pany was ready to march. 'Certainly, Colonel, always ready.' was the prompt reply. 'Well,' said he, 'get ready to go and join your captain.' At 10 o'clock p. m. we left Weston for an 18-mile march through a mountainous coun- try. I was sent ahead with an advance guard, and from some information given us by a man at whose house we halted to get a drink, we were not to be surprised if we should be fired into from the hillsides before we got through. Carefully, silently, and with measured tread we wound our way over the hills, down into deep, dark ra- vines, and gullies so dark — (Lieutenant Williams said it was as dark as a black nigger hunting for a black cat in a dark cellar) that we could not see one yard in advance of us. Scarcely a word was spoken the entire night, and then only in suppressed whispers. Forward we went ; bay- onets fixed, and at a charge; fingers on the triggers, ready to fire; but not a soul appeared nor a sound heard. T tell you, friend Merrill, it was rather ticklish marching, and we were not very sorry when daylight appeared. 46 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY "At 6 A. M. of the 6th inst. we reached Camp Dyer (so called in honor of our captain), and soon after the Captain came in with some prisoners, having been out scouting the night previous. Several secessionists were taken, who, on taking the oath of allegiance, were allowed to go. Scout- ing parties went out by day and night, and usually brought in one or more prisoners. Lieutenant Weed, with a party, brought in eight at one time. Last Sunday night I went out with a party and brought in five, and two awful long rifles. "Monday morning a dispatch was sent to Captain Dyer to return immediately to Weston. In just one hour from the time the dispatch came, everything was packed up, and we were on the road. Part of the time the heat was in- tense, and several of our boys fell from the ranks, unable to stand the march and heat. A hea\y thunder storm provi- dentially arose, and the rain came down in torrents, wetting us, almost instantly, to the skin — but so cooling and refresh- ing that the rest of the march was made with considerable ease. "At 7 o'clock in the evening we again entered Weston, and found that the regiment had gone to Glenville, expect- ing to have a fight there. "I forgot to mention that a scouting party from the Seventh went out the other night and seized fifteen men and eight horses. "In my last I wrote that the amount of money taken pos- session of at the bank here was about $75,000. Colonel Tyler sent away of the amount taken $27,000 in specie, the principal part of the balance being in paper and not worth anything. "From actual observation I am convinced that a great majority of the secessionists in this section are so from policy more than principle. For instance, Bennett, the auditor of this State, is a strong secessionist. He owns a large tract of land around here, and numbers of people are living on his land — ^liave lived there for years — it is their home; the alternative is to leave their homes or be seces- ARMY CORRKSPONDKNCK 47 sionists; policy says, stay, — therefore, they are seces- sionists. "Our prospects for a fight are good, and we hope soon to have one. Direct to us now at Clarksburg, Virginia. Excuse haste — all well, "W. D. Shepherd." WHY THE SEVENTH WAS SENT TO WESTON. In June. 1861, there was deposited in the bank at Wes- ton, Virginia. State funds to the credit of the insane asy- lum, the sum of $30,000 in gold, and during the excitement of the days of secession and beginning of hostilities this money seemed to have been overlooked by the authorities at Richmond. While the secessionists at Weston were hoping that this gold w^ould be saved to the Confederacy, the loyal men there took steps to prevent it. A secret meeting was held and one of their sturdiest members, Joshua C. Wilkinson, was selected to start that night on foot for Wheeling, to lay the matter before the Governor. Wilkinson stepped off 25 miles to Clarksburg, caught an early train to Wheeling, and at an early hour the next day had an audience with the Governor, who was equal to the emergency. Getting in touch with the au- thorities at Washington, he urged that at least a regiment of infantry be at once sent to Weston, with the result that the Seventh Ohio Infantry was at once ordered from Camp Dennison and reached the town in time to get the gold. Note. — This information was furnished by Comrade Daniel Ford of the Thirteenth West Virginia Infantry, then a boy living near Weston. "THE OHIO SEVENTH." At a meeting of the lieutenants of the Seventh Ohio Regiment the following officers were chosen to publish a Union paper at Weston : Proprietor. Lieutenant A. C. Burgess, Co. A. Leading Editor, Lieutenant J. N. Cross, Co. C. Assistant Editor, Lieutenant A. J. Williams, Co. D. 48 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY Publishers, J. F. Harmon and E. F. Grabill, Co. C. The office of the Weston Herald was taken possession of and the first copy of the Ohio Seventh was issued on July 4, 1 86 1, from a defunct secession newspaper office with material left in great confusion. It was announced that the OJiio Seventh would be issued as long as the regiment remained at Camp Tyler, and that it was hoped copies would be issued in Richmond, Charles- ton, and New Orleans, and always from defunct secession newspaper offices. This little sheet was cordially greeted by soldiers and citizens and greatly enjoyed by all who saw it. The following marriage notices were announced : "In Cleveland, May 2, 186 1, Lieut.-Col. W. R. Creigh- ton of the Seventh Ohio Infantry and Miss Elenor N. Quirk, both of Cleveland. The Colonel's wife spent sev- eral days at Camp Dennison before the regiment left. It was hard to tell who had the most friends, the Colonel or his bride. Long live the Colonel with his bride — the bride- in-chief of the Seventh. "In Lyme, Huron County, Ohio, June 12, 1861, Lieut. A. T. Wilcox of Company E to Julia L. Morehouse. God bless you, Wilcox. "In Streetsboro, Ohio, June 12, 1861, Lieut. A. H. Day of Company F to Miss Tillie E. Shurtleff. We will take the cake after the war. "In Mentor, Ohio, June 9, 1861, E. S. Sackett of Com- pany C to Miss Nellie L. Webster. Sackett invites the Seventh to the infair, after the war.* "In Oberlin, Ohio, April 22, 1861, E. B. Hayes of Com- pany C to Miss Julina Barter. Success, Hayes, with war and wife." THE EIRST MILITARY EUNERAE. While at Weston there was an epidemic of measles and a member of the Seventh Regiment died. The troops fell *Sackett died March 29, 1862, from wounds received in battle at Win- chester, Va., March 23, 1862, and never saw wife or home again. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE 49 ill under arms, and led by our instrumental band marched to the hospital. An ambulance served as a hearse. When all was ready the band led off, playing the saddest of all tunes. "The Dead March." With arms reversed and at slow time the solemn cortege moved to the cemetery, where the body was placed in the open grave. The chaplain's ad- dress, tender and sympathetic, drew tears from many eyes ; then with an earnest prayer, not forgetting the dead sol- dier's loved ones far away in the Northern home who should never look upon his face again, the firing squad took position — three sharp volleys, and all was over. The command "Attention!" was given; the band struck up "The Girl I Left Behind Me," and the command re- turned to camp to awake to the realization of the fact, not before considered, that although enlisting to do battle for their country, they might die of a simple distemper like measles, and never, as in this case, see an enemy. CHAPTER VII. GOING TO GLENVILLE, BULLTOWN, SUTTON, AND SUMMER- VII.LE. On July 7, 1 86 1, Companies B and H were ordered to march to Glenville, 28 miles distant, to the relief of Union troops stationed there, and Comrade M. M. Andrews states : "The next morning the regiment broke camp at Wes- ton and marched 18 miles toward Glenville and went into bivouac, but hearing that the companies which had pre- ceded us the day before needed help. Colonel Tyler directed Company C to push on that night. We marched most of the night through darkness and mud, reaching Glenville in the early morning, and occupied a large residence from which the rebel owners had departed. In the afternoon the regiment came up and we all camped in a vacant lot near the village, where we stayed fifteen days. It was there that Corporal Adams of Company C was shot by a bushwhacker." Comrade Adams has written of this affair as follows : "On Sunday morning the 21st of July, 1861, I was sent out in command of a squad of men to picket and guard a ford across the Little Kanawha about two miles down the river from Glenville. W. Va., with instructions to relieve and send in the old guard. On arriving at the place described we found no picket present. There was no mistaking the place — so I left the men and went to a house near by to make inquiry as to the reason of the absence of the guard. The people told me that the picket post was about forty rods beyond at the next house (which was not in sight because of a bend in the road which followed the crooks in the river). "When I got back to the men they had already taken ofif GOING TO GI.KNVII.IJv AND SUMMKRVII.IJv 5I tlicir blankets and made themselves ready to stay, and as the distance was so short I went on alone to notify the old picket of our presence. Just beyond the bend in the road there was a ledge of rocks with brush and trees j^rowinj^ up to its Q(\ge running along the road and three or four rods distant from the center of the road. At the highest part of the letlge was a large boulder. Suddenly, without the least warning, while utterly unconscious of danger, I re- ceived a shot from a riile which struck me just to the right of the spine and passed through a space of about five inches. It was aimed at my heart and had missed killing me be- cause the rebel had miscalculated my forward movement. I suppose a half an inch farther ahead and it would have killed me. as it would then have passed through the spine. On recovering from the partial fall I looked and saw the smoke coming from over the boulder, and raised my gun and was about to fire, 1)ut the thought struck me that as I saw no one. I should hit no one, and it would lea\'e me with an empty gun at the mercy of the rebel, so I reserved my fire until such time as I w^ould: have something to aim at. In an interview shortly after with Colonel Creighton. T told him the particulars as above, and he commended me for my coolness in reserving my fire. I have always been proud of getting- the commendation and approval of such a man as Colonel Creighton. And I have always been proud of being the first man wounded by a rebel in the glorious old Seventh Ohio, which afterward suffered so heavily in wounded and killed. I sent one of the men to camp with the news. The whole regiment came out, but failed to dis- ci )ver the rel^el, after diligent search. The next morning 1 was sent by ambulance to Weston. At the same time the regiment left Glenville, going by the place where I was wounded, and I have been told that Captain Shurtleff had his horse killed on that occasion, while passing that place. It (my wounding) proved a final parting with many a dear friend, for before T recovered, "Cross Lanes" battle had taken place, where Company C lost 35 men killed, wounded, and prisoners." 52 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Corporal T. E. W. Adams of Company C therefore bears the honorable distinction of having been the first man in the regiment to shed his blood in defense of his country. Captain Dyer with his scouting party to Walkersville, reached Weston the afternoon of July 8, when all the rest of the regiment, excepting Company A, had gone to rein- force the troops at Glenville. While at Glenville, Colonel Tyler, wishing to open com- munication with Gen. J. D. Cox, supposed to be operating in the Big Kanawha Valley below Charleston, requested Chaplain Brown of the Seventh to attempt this most hazardous journey. After brief preparation this courageous and well-beloved little man, about noon on Thursday, July i8, 1861, bade his comrades good-by and departed. The following is his own account of the affair: From Cleveland Herald, July 27th, 1861. "From the Chaplain of the Seventh, "Mouth of Pocotalico (Poco), "17 Miles below Charleston. "Monday, July 22, 1861. "You see I am still here, though in the note I sent you yesterday I told you I should leave in the afternoon. I am here by advice of General Cox, who thinks I will reach the Seventh about as soon by remaining with him as by return- ing the way I came, and by a much shorter route. I was reluctant to see it in this light. But as the object which brought me here has been secured, and my only reason for returning was to relieve the anxiety of Colonel Tyler and others for my safety, I thought it best to take the advice and remain, and especially as from dispatches received by General Cox from General McClellan a few hours before by way of Point Pleasant, to which place they had been tele- graphed, I learned that Colonel Tyler was, or very soon would be, on the move south to join us here, by way of Sutton and Summervillc. Take your map of Virginia and you will see that with the Seventh on the move south-east. GOING TO GLKNVII.1^ AND SUMMKRVII^IvK 53 to join it by the way I came would make me travel nearly one hundred and fifty miles, and that by waitinjr and going across, I can join it in forty or fifty miles, reaching it per- haps as soon as by starting north at once. For this reason, and because of the dangers to which I would needlessly ex- pose myself by returning, I have remained. "Of course the trip I took did not lie immediately in the line of my prescribed duties. But in this world a man must do many' things, if he will live well, not immediately pre- scribed to him in his profession. Colonel Tyler was very anxious to get into communication with General Cox, from whom none of us in the North had heard anything for weeks, because of the secession belt between us, and our movements depended much on his. I was present in the council when it was determined to send some one to try to open communication. I did not offer my services, nor say a word. I heard the officers talking among themselves that it would be difficult and dangerous, that whoever went must disguise his connection with the army, and that he must seem to have business elsewhere in die neighborhood of Charleston, etc.. etc. All of them wished to go. But the Colonel told them he could not well spare any of them. He then turned to me and asked if I would and could go. I told him I could and w^ould, provided nothing was de- manded of me inconsistent with my character as a Chris- tian — that I could not say that I had business at Gauley Bridge nor elsewhere, etc., but that if the manner of it were left to me, I thought I could go safely through. I saw that he wished me to go, and that he was willing to trust to my own skill. So it was settled. As soon as possible — in two hours — I had all my things packed ready to be carried along with the regiment in case it moved during my ab- sence, was metamorphosed into a quiet-looking citizen, and was on horseback ready to start. The officers and Dr. Cushing were all very kind, and were around me in a crowd when I started, Dr. Cushing going with me a mile or two. A Union man of the neighborhood went with me some dis- tance to see me well off. Mv course lav for fortv miles 54 sevknth regiment ohio voi^unteer infantry almost due west, tending a little to the south, through the counties of Gilmer, Calhoun, and Roane to California, the county-seat of Roane County. I started at 1 1 and reached California at 9 that night. The road was comparatively safe but very lonely. At Arnoldsburg, the county-seat of Calhoun County, there had been a rebel force of 100 the day before, who had blocked the road with trees cut down across, but becoming frightened, they had fled, leaving the way clear. At California I found parts of two regiments, Ohio and Indiana troops, the Indiana troops just leaving for Parkersburg. The Ohio troops were under the com- mand of Colonel Gilmer of Chillicothe, who received me and treated me very courteously. "There I stumbled upon Dr. Schenck, from Cleveland, whom I did not know, but who knew me, and was very kind in his attentions. To my inquiries of Colonel Gil- mer concerning General Cox, he could only say, 'I know nothing, and can learn nothing; Charleston may be taken, or General Cox may be routed for all I know.' 'What about getting to him?' 'I do not think you can do it.' 'But I must try to get to him.' 'Well,' — with a shrug — 'if you must I must help you all I can.' I told him all the help I wished was to get me a trusty man if he could to take me south fifteen miles and put me in communication with some Union man on the headwaters of the Pocotalico. After some search such a man was found, and we started. There were no incidents along the road, and the road itself was simply wild, mountainous, and rough. Before twelve, we were at Walton, a place of half a dozen houses, where I was going. There I found a motley, excited crowd of Union men, some with guns, some without, dirty, ragged and un- shaven, under the command of a Captain Paxton. In an instant the whole crowd was around me, agape for news. Going inside with the Captain, I told him what I wished. He knew nothing of General Cox, didn't know where he was, didn't know even if he were anywhere on the Kanawha. I told him I thought he was at the mouth of Coal River, 12 miles lower down at the mouth of the 'Poco' — and that GOING TO GLENVILW; AND SUMMERVILLE 55 I wished to get there. It was impossible, he said. Wise's Hght horse was scouring the country within a ra(hus of thirty miles; held Sissonville, near or through which I must pass; and were guarding the pike leading from Charleston to Ripley with regular patrols, which I must cross. The case did seem pretty nearly desperate, but I told him I must try to find me a safe scout with whom I could go in any disguise that was necessary, on foot and by night. In a little while he brought me the scout, whose overdress was a ragged, dirty shirt, looking as if it had never been washed, a pair of trousers in still worse condi- tion, especially behind, and a pair of moccasins. This man, I afterward learned, lived on his own farm of over two hundred acres, which was well stocked and well cultivated. The scout told me for the present to go as I was. If it became necessary for me to change my clothes or to walk, I could do so when we got farther on. "We had gone several miles along a horse path through the woods when we met a number of men fleeing for dear life from Wise's light horse, who had driven in their guards and were ravaging the countn,-. While we were talking with them, a messenger came up in hot haste from behind the way we came. He, I afterward learned, was the wealthiest man in the country, the owner of a thousand acres of land, much of it in good cultivation and well stocked, though he was dressed on this occasion only in a coarse linen shirt and linsey woolsey trousers. He had a message from Captain Paxton to the effect that for my own sake, I must return. Back. then, but reluctantly enough, I rode. Captain Paxton met me on the road and told me that it was absolutely too dangerous for me to proceed; that since I left he had received such intelligence that made it nearly certain that if 1 went on I would be captured or killed. Of course there was nothing to do but to remain. I told him I would remain there until the next morning — it was then 3 — and if no way opened by that time. I would return. Half an hour later a man came riding in with the news that 500 of Federal forces had marched down from 56 SEVKNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY Ripley the day before, and had taken Sissonville, now held it, and that the road was clear. The rejoicing was immense. Men who had been driven away from their homes in that direction seemed to rise out of the ground until there were about a hundred of them, most of them armed with rifles, and eager to be off toward home. As soon as I could saddle my horse, we started, three other horsemen and myself heading the procession, and such a procession of seemingly half-drunk ragamuffins you never saw. The distance was 23 miles across the mountains, by the blindest, roughest, rockiest, darkest, deepest and highest of horse paths I ever traveled or saw, I think. I cannot recall anything amongst the Alps or White Mountains ex- celling them. Now we were in the heights, and now in the depths, winding along the sides and over the tops of the mountains, and from one mountain to another. "Just at dark, when we had traveled thus, dropping one and another along the way until we numbered only about thirty — 15 miles, a scout called to us suddenly from out of the woods to halt; and gave us the astounding news — the men themselves, with profane expletives which I will not give, called it 'bad egg' news — that over 500 men had been driven out of Sissonville by 1,000 of Wise's men and had retreated toward Ripley, leaving the whole country at the mercy of the rebels. This zvas a 'bad egg,' and we were in a fair way to have it served up to us. We called a halt, and concluded to stop for the night at a good Union house near by. And stop we did, the whole of us. Such eating ! Such sleeping! These western Virginians eat and sleep like pigs. In the room in which I was were three beds, besides all the loose household furniture of the family. The room was about 8 feet by 12 in size, one bed across each end and one between them against the wall. In one bed one of the men and I were put. In that at the other end, the old man and his wife slept, and in the bed between the two grown daughters and a little girl slept so near that I could have laid my hands on them. Shortly after I laid down, the fleas and bed bugs made such a ferocious attack GOING TO GLKNVIIvLK AND SUMM^RVIIvIyH 57 Upon me that I turned crow and surrendered; lying down on the lloor of the next room, with many others, and where I slept at least in i)eace. The next day such was the alarm and excitement that I could not get off before ii o'clock, when two mounted scouts took me in charge, and by fol- lowing a blind path almost north for 15 miles until we were only 11 miles south of Ripley, brought me into the pike, clear of Wise's horsemen. There, by some finesse, I got a fresh scout, who started with me after supper for a night ride of 30 miles through the woods to this place. We came through safely, losing our way only two or three times, lying down in the woods once for a three-hour sleep, and reaching here just at sunup. "So my ride ended, leaving me neither sore nor fatigued. I think i can safely say that I have forded a hundred streams and crossed or ridden around two hundred fallen trees, and all without injury, scarce a small scratch on the face. The horse I rode was taken from a secessionist at Weston and rather easy to ride. I brought him in as fresh as when I started and without a scratch. The whole dis- tance was 120 miles, from noon Thursday till Sunday morn- ing. I think there are preparations going on here for a fight of some sort to-day or to-morrow. I am writing this at the table of Colonel Whittlesey, of Cleveland, who is en- gineering for General Cox. "General Cox's headquarters are on a steamboat at the landing — a stern wheeler and very dirty. My old friends, the mosquitoes, are annoying me to-night. "F. T. B." While at Glenville some difficulty was experienced in provisiotn'ng the forces there, when fresh beef and the prod- uct of a flouring mill were resorted to until they were bet- ter supplied. On July 23, 1861, Companies A and D at Weston, and the rest of the regiment at Glenville, marched away, reach- ing Bulltown the next evening, when all were again re- united. At this point other troops had concentrated, the 58 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY entire force numbering some 1,500 men, commanded by Colonel Tyler. On the 25th the command moved to Salt Lick Bridge, where "Camp Casement" was established in honor of our worthy major, John S. Casement. The next day a citizen, who was reported to have threat- ened the life of Colonel Tyler, was halted near an outpost, and attempting to escape, was shot. This alarmed the camp, the long roll was beaten, and the entire force fell in under some excitement, anticipating an attack, until the facts became known, when all returned to camp. Here also occurred the only serious accident of the war in Company D, when Charles H. Johnson was shot by the accidental discharge of a revolver, in the hands of a comrade, and died at Sutton on August 20, 1861. On July 27 the command moved to Flatwood, where a small force of the enemy had been encamped, and the next day reached Sutton, the county-seat of Braxton County. The weather was very warm, many of the men suffering greatly from overheat, and while the Seventh was getting into position on Sutton Heights, Sergeant Theodore Le- Comte, of Company A, suddenly expired. His death was deeply deplored. Here at Sutton the Seventh took its first lessons in building earthworks and for the first time saw a battery at target practice. However, our stop at Sutton was brief, as we left there on August 22, on a very hot day, and only marched 6 miles to Little Birch River. The next day we crossed Little Birch Mountain to Big Birch River, where Chaplain Brown rejoined the regiment via Gauley Bridge, where Gen. J. D. Cox was in command. On August 5 a part of the 23d Ohio Infantry came up. The next day we crossed Powell Mountain and on the 7th reached Summerville. Because of the excellent water privi- leges there. West Virginia was an ideal country to cam- paign in, while the scenery from lofty elevations was en- chanting. On August 10 our supply train went to Gauley Bridge, our new base of supplies. GOING TO GLKNVII.LK AND SUMMERVILLE 59 While at Sumnierville, Capt. John W. Spraguc. of Com- pany E, started home on leave via Sutton, but on August 1 1 was captured at Big Birch River (two of the party of five having been killed by cavalry under Lieut.-Col. St. George Croghan of the Secontl Georgia Cavalry, scouting in our rear). By reason of his promotion to the colonelcy of the Sixty-third Regiment of Ohio Infantry, when exchanged, Captain Sprague was not again on duty with the Seventh. He was, however, promoted to brigadier-general on July 30, 1864. Colonel Tyler learned of the capture of Captain Sprague and others on the 12th. and at once sent Company E under command of Captain Dyer, and Captain Baggs with his famous scouts, "The Snake Hunters," in pursuit, but with- out success. On August 15, 1861, General Wise of the C. S. A. said. "Colonel Croghan of my cavalry penetrated to Birch Mountain and captured this mail : killed two and cap- tured three — a captain, a corporal and a private." which un- doubtedly referred to Captain Sprague. the mail carrier and their escort. In a letter to General Rosecrans. from Colonel Tyler at Sumnierville. the latter signed himself "E. B. Tyler. Sev- enth Ohio Vols.. U. S. Army. Commanding Column." This "column" was operating upon the enemy's flank with a view to forcing him from the Big Kanawha Valley. CHAPTER VIII. CROSS i.ane;s. On August 15, 1 86 1, the forces operating under Colonel Tyler marched to Cross Lanes, where the Summerville and Gauley Bridge road intersected with one from Carnifax Ferry on Gauley River, two and a half miles away. Col- onel Tyler was instructed to picket and guard the crossings of Gauley River in that section; keep informed as to the force and position of the enemy, and if driven away was to fall back to Twenty Mile Creek and then to Hughes Creek, while at the same time General Cox was given discretionary authority to order Colonel Tyler to his support should he deem it necessary. The next day Capt. John F. Schutte, of Company K, with his company, was placed on duty at Carnifax Ferry, and on the 17th the troops under Colonel Tyler, at Cross Lanes, excepting his own regiment, were ordered away by General Rosecrans, then commanding that military district, with his headquarters at Clarksburg, many miles to the rear. The Seventh was thus left as the extreme advance of the army in that section. However, all went well until August 20, when Captain Schutte, with a sergeant, two corporals, and sixteen men crossed Gauley River in search of the enemy and found him. The following interesting account of this affair is from the pen of Capt. Edward H. Bohm, now deceased, then the sergeant with the scouting party : "my capture and ThD next few days. "Company K of the Seventh had been sent to guard Carnifax Ferry on the upper Gauley River, W. Va., not far from Cross Lanes on the i6th, and on the forenoon of the 20th an order came from regimental headquarters to have CROSS LANKS 6l Capt. John K. Scluitte send out a reconnaissance to locate the enemy if possible. The Captain selected me to com- mand that little force, numbering::, myself included, 19 men. W'e crossed the river on an old ferry-boat found at the ferry, meandered slowly up the opposite hill, past a little, old-fashioned country flour-mill, and proceeded alont( a country road some distance until we reached the so-called 'Sunday' road, following that until its intersection with the so-called 'Saturday' road, along which Corporal Schinkel with five men was ordered to proceed. "Captain Schutte had accompanied the expedition, — sup- posedly out of curiosity or impelled with the desire to 'get next' the enemy as soon as possible, in an unofficial capac- ity, — dressed in citizen's garb; viz.. a black sack coat, black and white checked trousers tucked in his boots, and a black liat. "Not very long after crossing the Saturday road we dis- covered some 'secesh' cavalry who on seeing us scampered off at a gallop, and we thirteen geese or goslings, with our captain, galloped after them. Coming out of the woods we struck a well-cultivated little valley; on the right of the road a house built of hewn logs, the inhabitants of which we advised to seek shelter in a culvert under the road right in front of their home, 'as we anticipated some shooting.' Proceeding a short distance up the hill, on the opposite side of the valley, we were at once surprised, shocked and scared (no use denying that fact) by a shot out of a mass of bushes and foliage fringing a fence on top of the hill ahead of us. "A moment later a perfect cloud of white smoke envel- oped that fringe of bushes, the sound of more than one hundred exploding shooting-irons struck our ears, and a million of bees seemed to swarm above and a1:K^ut our de- voted heads. No mistake now, we had found and heard from the enemy in a number very, very much larger than our own. Little Corporal 'Hanky' Straehle and myself pulled our muskets to our faces and 'bang' went both. We had at least not surrendered, nor fled without firing a shot. 62 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY But 'Right about, double quick !' was the order now. More guns in our rear exploded, bees sang and hummed, and we could now distinguish the roar of the smooth-bores, also the sharp, cutting sound of rifles. I was running alongside of Captain Schutte in the middle of the road, bullets zipping all around and about us. My canteen fell, its string cut by a bullet ; my cap fell off my head a little ahead of me, with a bullet through it. Poor old Private Charles Rich, to the right, a little ahead of me, dropped with a yell of pain and crawled into a fence corner. All at once Captain Schutte groaned, 'I am shot.' Stopping a moment, I saw a bullet hole back and front. I took the Captain's arm to steady him, and yelled to the boys, 'Get into the house!' meaning the house we had' passed a few minutes before. We all got into it ; I cannot tell how. I at once told the boys to bar- ricade the doors and windows with such furniture and husk- mattresses we could find. While they did this I looked for the Captain's wound, and found that a rifle ball had struck him to the right of the spine and came to the left a little be- low the navel — an absolutely deadly wound. During all this time Captain Schutte had begged, prayed, and com- manded all of us to leave him to his fate, as he was a doomed man. Most of them went through the back door, then throwing themselves on the ground crawled to the nearby corn-field in the rear and through that made off in the woods. I told the Captain that I would stay by and see him through to the end ; but in this case I could not make a defense but would have to surrender with him. I then be- gan to remove obstructions from the door and windows, and when I turned the Captain was gone. Just then the rebel cavalry approached the house cautiously. I told them that only myself and a mortally wounded man were in the house, they might approach safely. Then they came with a rush, with shotguns ready to raise and pistols drawn. A private shoved his pistol so hard against my forehead as to leave a red mark which stayed several days. An officer beat down the pistol and inquired of me where and who the wounded man was. I told him he was my Captain; but CROSS LANES 63 I could not tell him where he had i^one to in the last five minutes. Traces of blood pointed the way to an attic — and there Captain Schutte was dying upon a pile of corn-husks. After a long--windcd incjuiry the commanding officer or- dered Private Rich brought to the house and sent two men oflf to procure a buggy from some farmer three or four miles off. to carry Captain Schutte and Private Rich. Just then some 'rcb' came in the rear with Private Henry Weis- senbach, whom I had believed to have escaped safely. All that he could say in explanation was. 'If yon can stay with the Captain I can stay with you.' Finally the buggy came, and the Captain and Rich were placed on the seat with a reb to drive the horse. Myself and Weissenbach had our elbows tied at our backs with ropes long enough to lead up to the pommel of the 'cavalier' riding each side of each of us. Then off we went, most of the time at a trot, sometimes, to give us a breathing spell, at a walk. Finally, it must have been 6.30 r. m., we struck tlie Great Virginia pike near a tavern, where the two w-ounded men were taken. I did not even have a chance, for all I had risked, to say good-by to Schutte. Pretty soon a little old brigadier-general ap- proached me and my companion and tried to pump us, but got so little satisfaction that after a somewhat disgusted ex- pression of mine he threatened to have me hung on the spreading limb of a large, fine oak that stood at one side of the tavern. "The upshot of the matter was an order from Brig.-Gen. Henry A. Wise, C. S. A. (which in fact he w^as, as my rebel escort told me) to carry us back to General Floyd's camp — wherever that might be — anecial injunction to 'take good care of the d — d Dutch rascal,' which meant me. "Well, we took up our line of march, and it must have been fully 9 p. m., if not more, when we reached our desti- nation. General P'loyd not being in camp we were taken to headcjuarters and a staff officer roused. .\s he stepped out of the tent in partial dishabille in the bright light of the moon. I was pleasantly surprised to see a tall, handsome, blond-haired and bearded, blue-eyed German. Quick as a 64 SDVENTH regiment OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY flash it came to me that this must be the redoubtable Colonel Hennings of Walker-Nicaragua fame, of whom I had heard as being Floyd's chief-of-staff, and before any one had a chance to speak I addressed the officer in my choicest German and as Colonel Hennings, His blank astonishment proved that I had called the correct term. He answered me in my own vernacular and very politely. Result : removal of the ropes that bound us and a request to one of the ser- geants of the guard of his own command to provide for us as comfortable as he could. A deep layer of weeds in a fence corner and a blanket for each was a heaven to both of us. To cite the old saw, 'Sleep, heavenly sleep, tired na- ture's sweet restorer,' soon wiped all recollections of this afternoon's strenuous experiences from our minds. "And we slept! oh, how sweet and deep! until the mel- low sounds of reveille blown on a key bugle by a master waked us to a most beautiful morning, a bright sun just peeping over the hills where the road cut the woods. A horse-bucket full of water and a couple of rags enabled us to wash off the dust and grime of yesterday. The sergeant of night before brought us a platter of corn-dodger and sow-belly, with some rye coffee. There were plenty when we began, but we licked the platter clean. It was a very kindly act upon the part of the sergeant to offer me his pipe, and climbing the top rail of our fence corner I sat there hunched up farmer-fashion, feet on the lower rail, and I must confess that I felt physically as good and jolly as a prisoner of war possibly could be expected to feel. Pres- ently a cloud of dust appeared upon the road in the direction whence we had come. When it approached us I made out a colonel of C. S. cavalry and probably ten or twelve men in uniform of our captors of the day before and a number of led-horses. The cavalcade passed by us and halted on the road opposite headquarters. I saw Colonel Hennings go out to the road, greeting the cavalry colonel very friendly, and shake hands. Their conversation lasted probably ten or fifteen minutes, when an orderly asked me and my companion to step out into the road and go up CROSS I.ANICS 65 toward tlie Colonel. This officer was almost an exact double of Colonel llennings, and just as pleasant and polite. A few questions and a few answers caused a couple of horses to be brought forward out of the train, and we mounted. 1. to show my horsemanship, and disdaining stirrups, vaulted into the saddle, which brought the remark from the Colonel, 'Ain't you really a cavalryman instead of an infantry sergeant?' I only smiled a tickled smile, think- in"-, 'This ice is broken.' After about a half hour's ride the Colonel waved me to his side, which I approached from the left and remained about two feet on his left rear. This brought forth another approving smile from him. I was then asked my name, company, regiment, nativity, and country, and then the Colonel said, 'My name is Croghan. of the First Virginia Cavalry.' I had never forgotten my I'nited States history and therefore plumped at him the (|uestion. 'Is it possible. Colonel, that you are a relative or even a descendant of that gallant young Kentucky officer. Major Croghan. who in September. 1813. so valiantly de- fended Fort Croghan on the Sandusky River, in my home State?' I lack words to describe the expression of pleasure and pride that flitted over Colonel Croghan's features on my establisliing so quickly his glorious descent. I saw that henceforth I was persona grata with him. While almost every word of the conversation thenceforth is indeli- bly stamped on my memory, it is too long to reproduce here. "About 9 A. M. we were the Colonel's guests at a late breakfast he had ordered at a farmhouse. After that a teady tramp till alx)ut i p. m.. when we reached the tavern at Meadow RhifTs at which were the headquarters of the b'irsl Virginia Cavalry. "A wash, a snooze, ([uiet and undisturbed in the saddle- room — then a good old-fashioned Virginia dinner and a little nigger back of each chair to wave off the flies with asparagus shoots. About 7 p. m. we started under heavy escort on the beautiful pike under a beautiful moon toward Lewisburg, reaching there about 1 1 p. m. to find a room in 5 66 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY the hotel, in the rear and under the stairs, all ready with mattresses and blankets to be our sleeping quarters. I must not forget to state that during the afternoon two more pris- oners of war from the Eleventh O. V. I. had been brought in, who with our guards enjoyed these accommodations. "Breakfast bell sounded sweet and we would have been ready and willing to charge either front or flank of a good breakfast; but Colonel Croghan told us to wait for the second table, so as to not be exposed to the idle curiosity and possibly offensive conduct of a lot of 'stay at homes.' So the Colonel and we four 'Yankees' and the escort waited — not to our sorrow. "The forenoon passed rapidly in our backstairs room, helped along by a couple of bottles of wine, a box of cigars, and several decks of cards left with us by our host the Col- onel. Dinner again at the second table and then we were conducted through the gate in the rear fence into an alley, here the bulk of the escort and all the horses awaited us. I took notice that the Colonel mounted a different horse — a big, powerful gray ; while to me was assigned the same beautiful little black mare I had ridden so far, but this time fully shod. A ride through alleys only brought us again to the beautiful pike and outside of the city. A short distance away the Colonel told me that he had the horse he was then bestriding offered to him to buy and he wanted to give her a try out alongside his own little mare that I rode. He dismounted, unbuckled his left spur and caused me to buckle it on, advising me how little and how much to use it. On our approaching a straight stretch of road, appar- ently one mile long, he gave the word 'go,' and away we went like shot out of a gun. This was repeated once more before we came near to White Sulphur Springs, our destina- tion — when reaching another straight stretch of road, 'go' was again the word, and before either one of us was well aware of it we were within 60 to 80 feet of a five-bar gate in the fence that enclosed all the White Sulphur Springs estate. A short question, 'Can you take it ?' a nod and a 'yes' from me and at it and over it we went as leaves blown on the CROSS LANES 67 wiiul. Our horses' hoofs had scarcely touched the road inside of the enclosure, when a terrific yell, like an Indian warwhoop. burst from the Colonel's throat, seconded a second later by a like blast from my own, and up the road we went side by side, whooping and laugliing, like a couple of striplings riding on a pasture lot. It took some effort to slacken our pace to a final stop in front of a big crowd of rebel officers and soldiers gathered in front of a building, the guard quarters of the post. "Apparently the Colonel was well and favorably known to all that crowd, who sought to outdo one another in greet- ing and questioning him. and when he finally said, 'I've brought you the first Yanks,' and pointing to me; 'this is one of them,' there was not a soul who would believe him until their persistent questioning brought affirmation from me and conviction to them. The arrival some fifteen minutes later of the escort and three more 'Yanks' set all doubts at rest. "The Colonel's friendship for me not only proved invalu- able in making my prison life at the Springs as pleasant as could be — all but the lack of liberty — but went so far as to result in two efforts on his part with Gen. R. E. Lee, their commander-in-chief in West Virginia, to have me and my companions released on parole, and upon his bringing word of his final failure and the order for us to be sent to Rich- mond, he tried to force on me five $5 gold pieces, saying, 'From all reports I hear the place you are going to is a hell. This little from a friend might prove very helpful to you.' Useless to say I could not and did not accept this last gift of friendship. When later, and while in Salisbury Prison, in March, 1862. I learned the fact that this brave, kindly, generous soul of a man had suffered the fate of war — death — by bullets, one will readily understand that I could only pray for his soul and weep for his fate. God bless him to-day as in eternity! He was the finest man I ever knew in a long sixty-nine years." The enemy under Generals Floyd and Wise having been driven out of the Big Kanawha Valley, General Floyd ar- 68 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY ranged to cross Gauley River at Carnifax Ferry, intending to move on Summerville and beyond, with a view of forcing General Cox to retire from Gauley Bridge and perhaps from the entire Kanawha Valley as well. To this end he moved as if to cross Gauley River near the mouth of Twenty Mile Creek, some six miles from Gauley Bridge, where General Cox was posted. This feint had the desired effect, and General Cox ordered Colonel Tyler to hasten to his relief. When this order was received about 9 p. m. on the 20th, the long roll was beaten, and before 11 p. m. the Seventh was off on an all-night march to meet the supposed emergency, arriving at its destination in the early morning of the 21st. This movement uncovered Carnifax Ferry, and General Floyd crossing at that point on the 22nd, took up a strong position on the blufifs above the right bank of Gauley River. On this date General Cox said in a message to General Rosecrans : "Colonel Tyler's Regiment marched sixteen miles this way on the 20th to be at the point to command the Rich Creek and Twenty Mile Creek roads when the advance of Floyd was first known. He will immediately return to Cross Lanes. That point commands the different roads better than the village of Summerville and is much easier held." LETTER EROM chaplain EREDERICK T. BROWN. "In camp at mouth of 20 mile creek, "6 miles above Gauley Bridge, "August 23, 1 86 1. "We came down here in obedience to an order from Gen- eral Cox ; and came down rather hastily, leaving Cross Lanes on the 20th at 11 p. m. and arriving here at 6 a. m., distance 18 miles, as the order was to be here by that time. It was a severe forced march over the worst road that we had ever gone over in Virginia, and made doubly so because some of the men had been on duty all day. But they bore it heroically, and came in 'on time' vigorous and cheerful. "The reason for this march was, because of the rapid CROSS LANES 69 concentration of the enemy under Floyd in the neighbor- hood of Gauley Bridge, it seemed to be necessary for our safety to effect a connection with General Cox, as also we might be in position to give efficient help where help was most needed. We expected a battle that morning. Floyd was said to be within eight miles on the New River Road with a force of from seven to ten thousand men and abun- dantly supplied with artillery, but there was no fight nor has there' been yet. We do not understand the position of things. If Floyd is not in force to the extent he is said to be, why is he here menacing us? If he is, why does he not attack us ? One thing is certain, that if he intends attack- ing us, every day, every hour diminishes his chance of suc- ces.^. "The day we left Cross Lanes, Captain Schutte of Com- pany K (Captain Wiseman's old company) was out scout- ing on the Saturday road leading from the Gauley River over to the New River pike, with 19 men, and was sur- prised by the Richmond Blues, who killed Privates John Reile and John Shissler, wounded and took prisoner the Captain himself, and Sergeant Bohm and privates Henry Taubel. Geo. Weissenback, and F. Bruckelman. Corporal Greble, Geo. Drusel, Louis Demil, and Andrew Alalchus were also wounded, but not severely, and made their escape. They are here in the hospital and doing well. Captain Schutte is said to be mortally wounded. This is a sad loss for Company K and the whole regiment. No means will be spared to avenge them. "After a long consultation yesterday between General Cox and Colonel Tyler it was concluded best that the Sev- enth return to Cross Lanes. We expect to move to-mor- row. If there is any fighting to be done we can come in the rear of the enemy by way of the Saturday road and do as good service that way doubtless as in any other. And besides it is important to hold the ferries over Gauley bridge in that neighborhood."* ♦General Floyd had already crossed at Carnifax Ferry on August 22, but General Cox was not then aware of it. CHAPTER IX. REPORT OF THi; BATTI^E OF CROSS I^ANFS. "GauIvEy Bridge, Va., August 27, 1861. "To Brig.-Gen. J. D. Cox. "Sir : On receipt of your order of the 24th instant I put my regiment on the march from the mouth of the Twenty Mile Creek to Cross Lanes, but on reaching Peter's Creek Ford five miles from Cross Lanes the information I re- ceived induced me to countermarch the column and train two miles, to forks of road, to prevent a surprise. Your dispatch of the 24th inst. 10 o'clock p. m. in answer to mine of the same date at 6 o'clock p. m. was received at i o'clock a. m. "On the morning of the 25th at 6 o'clock we moved on again with nine companies, leaving one company, with the Snake Hunters, to guard the train. "I spent the entire day moving the seven miles, reconnoi- tering with the utmost caution, reaching Cross Lanes at 5 o'clock p. M., driving in the enemy's pickets. After a thor- ough reconnaisance, my whole force was put on duty for the night. "At 5 o'clock in the morning of the 26th, while at break- fast, we were attacked by a large force of the enemy and nearly the whole of our line was fired upon in less than five minutes after the first signal given from our pickets, much of the enemy's force being under cover of the woods and crests of surrounding hills. Our men were soon ready to receive them, and for about three-quarters of an hour held the enemy in check, at which time I ordered a retreat under cover of the woods. "Six of the companies were on one side of the road and three on the other. The ofiicers and men conducted them- selves, so far as I could observe, with the utmost coolness REPORT OF THK BATTLE OK CROSS LANES 7 I and bravery, contending with at least four times their num- ber of infantry, a considerable force of cavah^y, and three pieces of artillery. On the following- day I sent Chaplain Brown and Surgeon Gushing with a flag of truce, recjuest- ing the enemy to permit them to bury the dead and care for the woundetl. They were not allowed to go nearer than three miles of the field, but were informed by General Floyd that the dead were decently interred and the wounded properly cared for, giving our loss at 15 killed and from 30 to 50 wounded.* It is with regret that I have to mention the loss of Captain Dyer among the killed. A more faithful officer or a truer patriot does not belong to the service. ''Captain Shurtleff was made a prisoner in the act of leading off his men. "While I have to say that all did their duty well, I shall take occasion in a future report to mention specific acts of companies that were in the hottest of the fight. "All of which is respectfully submitted. "Your obedient servant, "E. B. TVLKR, "Col. Seventh Ohio Inf." opficlxl communications from general floyd, c. s. a. "Camp Gaulkv. Headquarters Army of the Kanawha, "August 24. 1 86 1. "Brig.-Gen. Henry A. Wise. "Sir: I have this evening received information that 500 of the enemy are encamped within five miles of this place. Send me at once your strongest regiment. "John B. Floyd, "Brigadier-General C. S. A., "Commanding .Vrmy of the Kanawha." On August 25 General Floyd said to General Wise: *See Casualty List. p. 629. 'J2 SKVKNTH RDGIMKNT OHIO VOI^UNTKllR INFANTRY "The enemy is very near us. Their advance guard is within three miles. Send me your strongest regiment. "P. S. — 3.30 p. M. "Enemy advancing in battle array. "John B. Floyd." "Camp Gauley at Carnifax Ferry, Va., "August 26, 1 86 1. "General Robert E. Lee. "Sir : I ascertained late yesterday evening that the com- mand of Tyler had taken position within three miles of me here, and I determined immediately to engage him. I ac- cordingly put my force in motion about 5 o'clock this morn- ing, met the enemy, completely routed them, and pursued them seven miles. My own loss was very inconsiderable — 5 or 6 wounded and 3 killed. "The number of the enemy killed and wounded I have not been able to ascertain with certainty. Thirty-eight were captured. "Enemy dispersed for miles around. Scouting parties are in pursuit. "Tyler's command is said to be of their best troops. They were certainly brave men. "John B. Feoyd, "Brig.-Gen. Commanding Army of the Kanawha." From Cleveland Herald, September 3, 1861. "GaueEy Bridge, August 29, 1861. "Editor Heraed: I should have written you immedi- ately after the battle of Cross Lanes on the 26th, but that the results were so uncertain— and have continued to be to this time — that I knew I should only confuse and alarm the friends of those in the Seventh who were engaged in it, without giving them any real satisfaction. For the same reason I sent you no telegraphic dispatch. And even now, I cannot give you as full information as I wish I could. "In my last letter from the mouth of Twenty Mile Creek, REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF CROSS LANES 73 I told you of our l)eing- ordered back there in consequence of a threatened attack on General Cox. But the enemy retired after a brisk skirmish in which their advance g-uard was severely repulsetl. and in a day or two we were ordered back again to Cross Lanes to guard the ferries in that neigh- borhood, and prevent the enemy crossing over Gauley River, in accordance with the general plan as arranged by General Rosecrans. We moved on Saturday, and by 4 o'clock p. M. were at Peters Creek within 5 miles of Cross Lanes, where we learned that General Floyd, with a large force, had alreadv crossed the river, and was in possession of our old camping ground at the Lanes. Believing it to be unsafe to move forward that evening, we retired 2 miles to a more protected place, and there remained for the night. In the morning — Sunday morning — a counsel of war was held, at which time it was determined to leave the baggage-train there in charge of one company, and advance with the re- mainder of the regiment, numbering in all about 750 men, against the enemy. As no company was willing to volun- teer to remain behind, and as the Colonel did not like to make the selection himself where all were anxious to go, lots were cast. The lot fell on Company F, Captain Clay- ton's, commanded by Lieutenant Kimball. "About 9 o'clock, the other nine companies, and a com- pany of Independent Virginians, Captain Bagg, called Snake Hunters, began the march. We moved slowly and cautiously, sending out scouts and waiting for their reports. At Peters Creek the road to Summerville divides, the north- em branch running direct, the southern leading southward, and being 2 miles longer in consequence. Half way along them, and where they are separated some 5 miles they are crossed by the road leading up from Carnifax Ferry. The crossing of the southern branch is called Cross Lanes: Thither we were bmuid. One company, however, was sent to reconnoitcr up the northern branch, five were left at the ford, and three were ordered forward up the southern branch to make a forced reconnaissance. With these three companies, under command of Lieut. -Col. Creighton. Col- 74 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INFANTRY onel Tyler also accompanying part of the way, I went. No opposition was met with, and no enemy seen, until we arrived at Cross Lanes, where were 40 of the enemy's cav- alry, whom Captain Crane attacked and dispersed like a flock of sheep. Floyd himself, with the body of his forces, was encamped two miles and a half down the cross-road leading to the ferry. Immediately word was sent back and our whole force was moved up to the Lanes, leaving the Snake Hunters in charge of the ford and watching the north road. "It was now dark, and we encamped for the night. But as we had no tents nor blankets with us, and were not allowed fires to cook food or warm ourselves, our company was disagreeable enough. For myself, I slept with many others on a bundle of hay in the middle of the road. We were not all together, but dispersed, all the companies being on picket guard. Company A, Captain Crane, on the road out toward Summerville, but near the crossing; Company C, Captain Shurtleff, at the crossing ; Company K, Lieuten- ant Nitchelm, some distance down the road toward the enemy; and Companies B, D, E, G, H and I, commanded by Captains Jas. Sterling, Dyer, Lieutenants Wilcox, Rob- inson, Captains Asper and Wm. Sterling, in the order named, along the road we had come, and on side roads lead- ing into it within a short distance. The orders were in case of an attack, for Companies A, C and K to fall back on the others, and contest the road to the ford, along which, if compelled to give way, we must retreat toward Gauley Bridge. "All these arrangements made, except those in each com- pany actually on guard, we lay down and tried to sleep. Colonel Tyler and Adjutant DeForest had their quarters in a little church on the road to the ford, in the midst of the companies in charge of it, about 200 yards from the cross- ing. Lieut.-Col. Creighton, Major Casement, Sergt.-Maj. King. Dr. Salter and I were at the crossing with Company C. Those of us who had horses kept them saddled all night and at hand. The night passed away without any alarm, REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF CROSS LANES 75 and the morning broke cold and misty. As soon as pos- si\)le. fires were kindled. I am told that toward midnight many fires were kindled in the different companies by the men who were snffering from tiie cold, and were kept bnrn- ing brightly all night ; but excepting one fire at the cross- ing, where it was thought a fire would do no harm, being at the center and distant from the pickets, I saw none; none were burning when I went to sleep — and I know that Colo- nel Tyler ordered that there should be none — and the men busied themselves roasting green corn gathered from the fields about for breakfast. While thus engaged at some of the fires, some eating, the pickets down the road toward the ferry commenced firing. Instantly the word was given to 'fall in.' In one minute the companies were in line and ready to march. Colonel Tyler took command of the men on the road to the ford. Lieut.-Col. Creighton, assisted by Major Casement and Sergt.-Maj. King, of Companies A, C. and K. These last were started down the road to the ferry to meet the enemy; the others were formed in line along the road to the ford. I accompanied Major Casement. But before we advanced one-fourth of a mile, we saw the enemy deploying out of the woods into the field on our left. and already in advance of our front. They were quite near, and the firing began rapid and severe. "Almost with the discharge of the first gun at us. the firing commenced on our extreme right and behind us. where Colonel Tyler was. Meanwhile, the enemy were pouring out from the woods, and outflanking us on the left. We saw we were surrounded, or nearly so, and by a force greatly superior to our own. Leaving Company K to hold the enemy in check as far as possible, Major Casement or- dered Companies A and C into the fields on the right to make a stand on some hills, and rode back to bring up rein- forcements to oppose the enemy now llanking us on the left. Having no command of my own, I kept close along by him. The cross firing and the whistle of the Minie bullets about us and over us was not the most pleasant music I have heard, and our horses evidentlv thought the same, for they yd se;venth regimknt ohio voi^unti:e;r ini^antry were nearly frantic and unmanageable with fright. It w^s impossible to get reinforcements. In fact, the men under Colonel Tyler could not maintain their own positions, but were falling back, and brave men though they were, needed urgent commands to keep them from a disastrous panic. With a word here and there, we galloped along the lines. But the battle was evidently against us. Company K was driven in. The enemy was closing on A and C and pour- ing deadly volleys into them. They fought desperately and bravely, but the odds were too heavy. Against Captain Crane's and Shurtleff's companies on a little hill the heaviest fire seemed to be directed. We trembled for them, knowing how heroically they would fight, and fearing they would be annihilated. Still on and on in increasing numbers and cheering as they came, the enemy pressed, and our brave fellows silently retired before them. Company K was dis- persed. Companies A and C were driven into the woods, and the other companies under Colonel Tyler had given away from the road and church into a field and wood on the other side. Just then Captain Dyer was struck by a bullet in the breast and killed. And still on in front and on the right and left the enemy was pressing. We were driven from all our positions and were nearly surrounded. Our destruction, or the capture of the entire regiment seemed inevitable. I have seen much of Major Casement, and seen him in many moods, but I never saw such an expression as his face then wore — pale, fierce, determmed, but cool and self-collected. I felt I could follow him anywhere, and follow him I did. We rode down toward the head of the advancing column of the enemy on the right, calling to some of the companies of our men to follow us. But they did not move. Colonel Tyler tells me he ordered them to remain there. Perhaps it is better they did not follow us. No good could have come of it. "J^ist then my mare plunged into a wet ditch covered with grass from sight, fell, and then threw me, escaping from me. The Major caught her for me, and we started to some of our men farther up on the extreme left. To do this it REPORT 01* Tin: I5ATTLK Ol' CROSS LANKS y"] was necessary to pass through sonic corn-ficUls, atul a i)iccc of woods in which was a deep, rocky gorge, filled with fallen logs and brush. Crossing this gorge we got separ- ated, and I saw the Major no more. When I emerged from the woods, the battle seemed to be over. None of our men was visible save Colonel Tyler, sitting on his horse close to the point of a hill overlooking the battlefield, indeed in it. I rode up to him along the border of another piece of woods. In it were a number of our men standing in order to repel an attack, who called to me as I rode along to come in and save myself. I continued on, however, feeling that the chances of doing that were small, and the time for try- ing it had not yet come. The coldest heart would have been touched for Colonel Tyler in that hour. His proud and pet regiment seemed to be annihilated ; all who had come on the field with him killed, wounded, or captured. He turned to me as I rode up and quietly said. 'All is lost. Is there no way by which we can escape?' I told him that I thought there was, and w^e rode off together. Presently Colonel Creighton joined us. And we three slowdy and most re- luctantly entered the woods, I, liaving more knowledge than either of them of that part of the country, acting as guide. On our way we were joined by one fugitive after another, including Dr. Salter and John and Charlie, the Major's and Colonel's black servants, till we numbered fifty or sixty persons. We threaded our way through the woods and across fields and came out at length on the road a mile and a half below Cross Lanes toward the ford. We ex- pected at every turn to be cut off. but were not. \Vhcn once sure that we were safe. Colonel Creighton and I rode rapidly forward to camp and started our baggage-train, and not a moment too soon, as we afterward learned. Colonel Tyler and those with him came along more slowly and barely reached the camp, when the enemy's cavalry rode up in hot pursuit, the Captain of it taking deliberate aim at the Colonel, but missed him by a few inches. Finding the pri/.e gone, and fearing an ambuscade, they returned, cursing the 'damned Yankees' as they rode off. 78 seve;nth regiment ohio volunteer ineantry "There we were with our baggage-train, one company of men and fifty fugitives, all that seemed to be left of the Seventh Regiment. Our return to Gauley Bridge was any- thing but a triumph. But just after dark, Captain Crane and Lieutenant Burgess came in bringing Avith them sixty of their men and a secession flag Company A had captured. This was the first ray of hope. In the morning Dr. Cush- ing and I went back with a flag of truce to look after our dead and wounded, and though we were not permitted to go nearer than within 3 miles of Cross Lanes, we were treated very courteously, and were told that our dead, which amounted to but 15, were decently buried, and over 30 wounded were receiving kind medical treatment. How many prisoners they had we were not told, and did not ask, for fear they, learning from our ignorance of the missing, might go in pursuit of them. We inferred, however, that the number was small. Who our dead were, we do not yet know, save Captain Dyer, nor who their prisoners, save Captain Shurtleff. Since then the missing have been com- ing in one by one, and in little squads, till now there are nearly 200. And yesterday evening General Cox received a message from Major Casement from Charleston that he zuas there with over 400. How he got there, who they are, who are with him, and the events of the journey we do not know. We believe, however, that Captains James and Wm. Sterling and Asper are safe. "The footing up seems about this: Killed, 15 ; wounded, 30, half of them severely; prisoners, 75 or 100; missing, very few. These results are most surprising to all of us. Two days ago we thought, and with good reason, that the Seventh was nearly annihilated. Now we know that it is nearly as strong as it ever was. How so many escaped, surrounded as we were by a force three times our own, com- posed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, we cannot conceive. "Of course in this account of the battle, I am compelled to speak chiefly of what I saw with my own eyes. Others can and will speak of what they saw, or was done. "When I learn more of the details of the fight, and the RKPORT 01' TIIK RATTLK OF CROSS LANES 79 names of the killed and wonndcd. yon shall hear from mc aj^ain. General Cox's pickets and those of the enemy are sicirmishing- daily, making- it extremely difficult to obtain in formation from within their lines. "With my heartiest sympathies for those who have been bereaved or afllicted by this fight, and gratitude to God for my own escape and the escape of so many others, and love to' all, "I am, as ever, yours truly, "Frederick T. Brown." 8o SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY The map of the battlefield of Cross Lanes was drawn by Lieut. T. T. Sweeney. The following explanation will assist in reading the map : F. R. — Ferry road on which the firing first commenced, and on which Companies A, C, and K rallied, eventually taking position on hill L M. H. — Meeting-House — Colonel Tyler's headquarters, and pathway nearly opposite on which and in the woods 5 the firing next commenced on our extreme left. 2 — Our former camp-ground and hill on which the enemy next appeared in overwhelming force at "A," formed in line of battle at "b," and subsequently worked their way around to "c." 3 — Hill on which the companies in the road attempted to rally, but were driven off to the woods 4 by the rebel artil- lery, which had come up the Ferry road (F. R.) and formed at the crossing of the roads. 4 — Woods through which Chaplain Brown, Colonel Ty- ler, and Lieut.-Col. Creighton escaped, and where Majov Casement collected the scattered forces, and carried them in safety across the country. 6 — Rebel company which Company A cut to pieces, tak- ing their standard bearer prisoner and capturing his flag. _ The position of the different companies in the roads pre- vious to the fight are marked by the company letters A, B. C, etc. Their positions after retiring and rallying are shown by the letters and figures A i, B i, C i, etc. THE FIGHT AT CROSS LANES. X X Rebel Cavalry -.-- " Infantry +•— +• ' ' Artillery BATTLEFIKI.n OF CROSS LANES. VA. August 2fjth, 1S61 REPORT or TUK r.ATTLK OI" CROSS LANES 8l COMPANY C AT CROSS LANES. (From private Journal.) "Monday morning-, August 26th, 1861. "While preparing breakfast, shots were heard in the direction of the Ferry road. The long roll was sounded. Every man left his untasted breakfast, and at the command 'Fall in,' took his place in the ranks — Floyd's army was upon us. Company K, which had been on the river road, was driven in. When Company C, on double quick, reached the road crossings, where the main body of the regiment was, the enemy, in line of battle, was seen by us, advancing over our old camp ground. "Company C was ordered to take position on a hill to the right of the road leading to Carnifax Ferry. In doing this we had to go toward the enemy and climb a rail fence under their fire. A volley from the rebs splintered the rails about me as I went over the fence. Some of our boys were down. We gained the hill, and facing about in good order, began to load and fire. This we kept up for twenty minutes or so, when the enemy's advance was checked ; but it soon devel- oped that Company C and parts of Companies A and K were cut off from the balance of the regiment. Cross, Orton. Jeakins. and Collins were badly wounded and fell into the hands of the Confederates. "Captain Shurtleff. seeing that we were being flanked. gave the order to fall back into the woods. We scattered in the dense thickets between the open field and the Gauley River, at first each man for himself. There was much con- fusion for a time. I crawled through the thick laurel bushes, got behind a tree and loaded my gun. The enemy followed us to the edge of the woods, but apparently did not enter the thickets, keeping up a sharp firing on us from the fields. The company soon got into a semblance of order and the Captain led us toward the river. The first thought seemed to be to find the banks of the Gauley and follow that down. It was plain that we were cut off from the rest of 6 82 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY the regiment, and that our only safety from capture was to keep away from the pubHc road. "We proceeded cautiously, in single file, over the very roughest places I ever saw — through dense forest, under- growth of laurel and brier, up and down rough wooded hills, down and up rough rocky banks and cliffs, overhang- ing deep ravines. At intervals of time the column halted at the silent signal passed down from the Captain while scouts were sent in advance to guard against surprise. We had proceeded in this manner, making slow progress, for per- haps two or three hours, when it was decided to reach the public road where traveling would be faster. Some ob- jections were urged to this course, but the officers believed that we were far enough away from the scene of the morn- ing's fight now to make the venture safe. About 1 1 o'clock A. M. we approached a clearing. We were ordered to lie down, while the Captain reconnoitered in front. Again the order to advance, but we had hardly gone a quarter of a mile when a ringing command to 'Halt' came from the enemy — a body of cavalry on the road we were approach- ing. Those of us who were far enough away to be out of sight each quickly prepared to fight, but the boys at the head of the column were already in the power of the rebs and fifteen, including the Captain, were captured at once. Lieutenant Baker called out, 'Skedaddle!' which command the enemy did not seem to understand, and by the time they were ready to fire on us, those of us who were not prisoners were scattered again in the thickets. "This time we seemed to be hopelessly separated, and for some time I was alone. The enemy kept firing into the woods, and, pursuing on every road and bridle path, picked up a number of our men. I secreted myself in a dense thicket while the confusion lasted, and when, finally, all was quiet, I made my way again toward the river. During the afternoon I fell in with two others of my company, fugitives like myself, so that when, three hours later, we reached the bank of the Gauley, three miserable hungry fellows were together under a cliff of rocks overhanging the river which REPORT OF TIIK BATTUC OF CROSS IvANES 83 swept by half a mile below us. We had now been without food since the evening before, and this, with our exciting brush with the enemy and subsequent rough traveling, had nearly exhausted us. We rested awhile and discussed ways and means. We must go on, for it was clearly out of tlie question to travel in this rough, unknown wilderness after dark. Two others of Company C joined us, and we five determined to make the best time we could while daylight lasted. I was chosen leader and we started out, avoiding every road or mountain path. It was indeed a weary tramp and our progress was slow. We dare not get out of sight or hearing of the river. "That night, August 26, we rested, the best we could, supperless and miserable, under a huge cliff of rock over- hanging the Gauley. The night was cold. We had no blankets but, by lying close, we managed to get some sleep. Next morning (without waiting to cook breakfast) we pushed on, foot-sore and weak with hunger. About 9 o'clock we approached an open place, and soon discovered that we were near a farm. We determined that we would try to get something to eat here. It was taking chances, for every road was patrolled by the enemy ; but hunger had made us desperate. We halted in the bushes, where we could not be seen from the farm buildings, and fixed on a plan. "One of the boys. Thresher, said he would go to the house, and if possible get some food. He soon came back, reporting that he had seen a woman and boy leave the house with baskets and go back into the woods. We concluded that they may have been taking food to the rebel pickets or perhaps to their own men-folks, who were probably hiding away from the soldiers. I decided, however, to go myself to the house. Approaching through an orchard, I was near to the back door of the dwelling before I saw any sign of life. A middle-aged woman came to the door, and, seeing me, looked quickly back into the room in a manner that led me at first to think I was about to be easily entrapped. But her first words reassured me. I asked her if Floyd's pick- 84 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY ets were near. She said they were, and at the house often. She asked me if I was one of the company that was under the cHff ; said they had just sent food to a party of our boys down there, and advised me to go to them at once for fear of being seen by the patrol. She told me that they were loyal to the Union, and that they had been feeding our boys as they came that way from the battle. I found that we were only about five miles from Cross Lanes. It had seemed to us that we were much farther away, for we had certainly traveled twenty miles or more. I explained to the good lady that there were others with me and that we were nearly famished. She sent a boy with me to conduct us to the cliff, when she said she would send us food. We found at the hiding-place thirteen of the Seventh, nearly all Com- pany A men. It was a happy meeting. Soon hot cofifee, bread, and apples were brought to us, and we made a hearty meal. Never food tasted more delicious. Never were hungry boys more thankful. "We learned afterward that these good people, whose name was Ross, furnished food to nearly a hundred of our men. Thanking the woman again and again, we started out toward the river. Having found that we were still within the enemy's lines we could not trust to the public road yet. About 3 p. m., while resting in the bushes, we were joined by several more of the regiment. This gave us quite a force, large enough, we thought, to warrant us tak- ing the public road. A steady rain all the afternoon had drenched us. Our guns were in poor condition and our courage was not strong. Night compelled us to halt, and we made the best of it in the thick brush on the side of a mountain near the river. Next morning, August 28, we started at daybreak, rain still falling, and plodded on for hours, over high hills and deep ravines, finding nothing to eat but wintergreens and a few berries. "About noon, believing that we must be beyond the ene- my's lines, we determined to find the road and some habita- tion where we could get food. Two hours more brought us out to a clearing. Before us lay a rolling farm country, REPORT OF THE BATTLE OE CROSS I,ANES 85 with a stream and mill near, and beyond them, farm build- ings. Two comrades (of Company A, I think) volunteered to go to the house while we waited developments. We saw the boys approach the house, and soon after a company of rebel cavalry surrounded the buildings. Our fellows were prisoners. Our first thought was to attempt their rescue, but the uncertainty of the strength of the enemy, and the fact that we were in no condition to fight, compelled us to consider discretion the better part of valor in this case. So keeping in the shelter of the forest we crossed the stream and ascended the side of the mountain in order to get an- other view of the premises, lioping to see our way clear to take the road. Here we were joined by J. M. Guinn of my company, who had been alone since the battle. "We decided to go farther up the mountain, and con- tinued on to the summit. From there we could see on one side the cultivated country and squads of rebel cavalry on the roads. In the other direction nothing could be seen but a vast forest toward the Gauley. We were completely lost, desperately hungry, and half dead with fatigue. It must have been about 4 p. m. when we decided to descend a cer- tain ravine toward the river, and soon came upon cattle paths, and easier walking. But our progress was slow, for the men were footsore and weak. Soon the trail became plainer as we proceeded, but it was nearly dark before we came out into an open country near the Gauley. Pressing on down the river, — again wet through by rain which had been falling all the afternoon, — we soon found a log cabin inhabited, and on inquiry found that we were outside the enemy's pickets, and within a few miles of our own out- posts. It was after dark when we finally reached our pickets and were heartily greeted and supplied with the best they had, plenty of hardtack ; but no fires were allowed. We were glad to lie down for the night without shelter or covering. "The next day. near noon, we reached our camp at Gau- ley Bridge, and were met by the Colonel with tears in his eyes, and a hurrah welcome from everybody. "M. M. Andrews." 86 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY "On the morning of the 26th of August, 1861, Companies A and C were on the Summerville pike near to the cross- road that led down to Carnifax Ferry, and Company K was on the picket out on the road toward the ferry. I do not remember just how the other companies were located, ex- cept that Company F was left back on the road to Gauley as a guard to the wagon-train. "Very early in the morning, while we were cooking our coffee, tiring was heard in the direction of the picket post and we were ordered to fall in at once, and Companies A and C started down the road toward Carnifax Ferry on double quick time. We soon found that Company K was being driven in, and we were ordered by Captain Crane to take to the hill on our right. After we had gone partly up the hill we turned and gave the rebels, who were then filing across our old camp ground, a few volleys. We did not linger long, however, but made for the top of the hill and into the woods, where we soon met a rebel color-bearer, and Corporal L. R. Davis demanded of him the colors, which he took and placed under his blouse ; and it is my recollection that we did not bother much with the rebel sergeant, as we had about all we could do to take care of ourselves, and I think we let him go. Captain Crane and most of the com- pany took to the hills and kept away from the road. Some of the company went to houses for something to eat and were gobbled up by the rebels. Most of us, however, avoided the road, and arrived at Gauley about 9 o'clock in the evening, and were so tired that we lay down on the ground and slept for the night. The next day quite a num- ber came in, and we went into camp again, and wondered what had become of Major Casement and the other com- panies. "We did ordinary camp and picket duty, and every day a detail was made to go down to the landing at Kanawha Falls, a few miles from camp, to unload boats and get ra- tions. I do not remember just how long, but it was sev- eral days before we heard that Major Casement and the REPORT OF THE BATTI^E OF CROSS LANES 87 balance of the regiment were at Charleston, and after a while we were ordered to join them. "VV. A. Howe." "5539 Monte Vista Street. Los Angeees, Cal. "It was the third day after the fight that *You-uns' found me in that com-field. When Company C came up to Colonel Thompkins's cavalry in the woods, I was well to the head of the company, but not close enough to be included in the surrender. Several of us broke on the run for the laurel thicket. After running a distance we came to a halt. Rap- pleye, Magary. Cooper, and some one else besides myself took position behind a big pine, intending to fight ; but when we heard the order given by the rebels. 'Fifty of you deploy to the right and surround them!' \yc broke away again. "Two Johnnies took after me. One long-legged fellow was tearing after me, calling 'Halt,' etc. I kept running, until I threw myself under a large bunch of laurel, cocked my musket ready to shoot, when one rebel and then the other went by as hard as they could run. thinking nie yet in their front. 1 lay there and went to sleep until awakened by a fox smelling around, then roused up and moved toward Gauley River. Slept in bushes and under shelving rocks. I'inally starved out, and went into tlie corn-field where you found me. "J. M. GUINN." "Sunday Morninc. August 25, 1861. "After breakfast the regiment advanced to the ford again, leaving one company with the wagon-train. After halting a short time we crossed the creek (I'eters Creek) and ad- vanced about two miles; here Company C was stationed in ambush to cover the retreat if it should be necessary. "Three other companies advanced to Cross Lanes, and finding no enemy there, the rest of the regiment, with the exception of two comi)anies. was ordered forward. Com- pany C took a position on a hill, where it remained until 88 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY dark, and then took up its quarters in a little house near the four corners. Company A was stationed in a little house near by. Company K was farther to the right. The other five companies were stationed along the Gauley road. "We slept in a road, around a fire, without blankets. Monday morning, August 26, just as we were eating our breakfast of roast beef and com, we were aroused by a brisk firing in the direction of Company K. Company C was ordered to take position on a hill about half a mile dis- tant and a little to the right of the road where the enemy were advancing. Company A was ordered to occupy a posi- tion to the right of Company C. Our company ascended the hill and formed under a heavy fire of musketry, by which several of the men were wounded before we had gained the brow of the hill. One shot struck the sole of my shoe. Our company (C) maintained its position until we had fired eight or ten rounds; when seeing that we were overpowered by the numbers of the enemy, and they having nearly gained both our flanks, the Captain gave the order to retreat ; which was done in good order, considering the cir- cumstances. Eight of our men were left wounded on the field ; three more slightly wounded, retreated with the com- pany, myself among the number. I was hit by a musket ball on the head, the ball just grazing the skull. The wound bled profusely, but I suffered little inconvenience from it. We struck into the woods, and made our way as best we could over hills, across streams, through thick underbrush, crawling over rocks, etc., trying to keep out of the way of the enemy until night, when we could get into the Gauley road and make our way to Gauley Bridge. "We had proceeded in this way until afternoon, when the company having halted, the Captain and two of the men went ahead to pick out the way. A little in advance of where the company halted was a road, and as luck would have it, about 500 of the enemy, under command of Colonel Thompkins, came up and were right upon us before we dis- covered them. The Colonel ordered the Captain to halt and demanded a surrender. The Captain stepped out into the REPORT OF TTIK BATTLK OF CROSS LANES 89 road, and seeing the force of the enemy, immediately deliv- ered up his sword and ordered the company to surrender as l)ris()ners. But most of the men had broken and scattered in the woods when they first saw the enemy. The rest of us were standing with our guns drawn, ready to fire if the Captain should give the order, but being surrounded we gave up our arms. Only fourteen were taken besides the Captain. We found that we were about fi\'e miles from Cross Lanes. A doctor in the regiment dressed my wounds and we marched under guard to the camp of the enemy about four miles beyond Cross Lanes. "E. W. MOREY." On the morning of August 25. when the Seventh left Peter's Creek, Seymour T. Gill. ^ a fifcr, and his brother. Louis C. Gill, a drummer, both in Company D. were noti- fied by Colonel Tyler that, as non-combatants, they were to remain with the wagon-train; but not wishing to be thus left in the rear, they obtained arms and accouterments from the ordnance sergeant and followed after. That night, being without rations they decitlcd to re- turn to the train for supplies, when they met their brother, Benjamin F. Gill, of Company E. who divided the contents of his haversack with them and advised them to remain, which they did. The next morning, when the enemy at- tacked promptly and vigorously all along the line, Seymour and Louis, while moving toward our colors, as a rallying ])oint, were fired upon and ordered to halt. A bullet struck Seymour's gun. thus saving his life, but admonished him to respect the challenge of his enemy, who took him pris- oner and carried him "away down South in Dixie." while Louis escaped. CHAPTER X. more about cross i.anes. "Camp at Chari^eston, Va., "Saturday, August 31, 1861. "Friend Merrill : Long ere you receive this you will have heard of the defeat of the Ohio Seventh, at Cross Lanes on Monday, August 26. I will give you, as plainly as my weary nature will permit, the particulars of the occur- rence. Previous to the 20th inst., we had been stationed at Cross Lanes for the purpose of guarding the ferry across Gauley River, about 4 miles distant. At 10 o'clock p. m. the long roll called us from our rest, and orders were given to 'pack up for marching.' At 11.30 we were on our way to Gauley Bridge. At 10 a. m. next day arrived at the mouth of Twenty Mile Creek, distant 20 miles from Cross Lanes and six from Gauley Bridge. Here we encamped and remained until Saturday morning, the 24th inst., when we received 'marching orders' ; and at noon were off again, retracing our steps to Cross Lanes. When at the crossing of Peters Creek, within five miles of Cross. Lanes, we were met by Captain Bagg, of the Snake Hunters, who had re- ceived information, which was credited, that a large body of the rebels had crossed the river and would make a stand. It was then sundown. We immediately countermarched and returned 3 miles to a road leading from the ferry to the Gauley road. This was to prevent their cutting off our retreat to Gauley Bridge, if it should be necessary. After taking a cup of coffee, hastily prepared, we spread our blan- kets on the grass, and all not on picket guard enjoyed a good sleep. A friendly corn-field furnished us a breakfast. "At about six in the morning we 'fell in,' and moved on again toward Cross Lanes. The main body of the regiment halted at the creek (from where we countermarched the night before), Company K was sent on in advance to Cross more; about cross i^anes 91 Lanes, and detachments from other companies were sent as pickets on roads leading north and south. At ten the pickets were called in. Soon a messenger returned with the information that Company K had come suddenly upon a body of the enemy's cavalry at the meeting-house, and fired upon them. This was perhaps one-half mile from the cor- ners, and on the same ground where we had the battle. Company .-X. was immediately sent on to their assistance. At 3^ o'clock p. M. the remainder of the regiment advanced, with the exception of Company F, who remained to guard the wagons, and by 5 o'clock were near the meeting-house. We halted in the road, and remained until dark. Compan- ies K and A were then to the right of us on the ferry road, and one-half mile distant. Perhaps as many as five shots were fired by Company K. just before dark, and then all was quiet. Most of the companies laid on the road all night, without blankets or covering. Company H occupied the meeting-house, and Company D on the opposite side of the road, under the thick foliage of the woods. Our garments were perfectly wet through with perspiration, and the night air was unusually cool. We suffered very much ; many of the men shivered as in winter. At about midnight consent was given to build up fires, and the boys immediately im- proved the opportunity, and then laid down again and slept until daylight, when they visited a neighboring corn-field for ears for their breakfast. A wagon with crackers now came up, and they were distributed. "Before the men had finished cooking their corn, shots were fired. Everything was now dropped, and guns grasped, and we formed into line instantly. The firing in- creasing, orders were given for an advance down the road. We went 'double quick,' Company H following. Imme- diately upon clearing the covering of the woods we were saluted by a volley from the rebels. We countcnnarched, and by order of Captain Dyer took cover under a fence — Captain Dyer and Lieutenant Weed all the time standing in the road and constantly exposed to the raking showers of bullets from the enemy, who were concealed under cover of 92 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO V0In you and for a mo- ment mingle mv sorrow with your tears ft^r one we loved and esteemed. "While you. madam, and those little ones around you mourn the loss of a beloved husband and father, our regi- I06 SEVENTH RKGIMI:nT OHIO VOLUNTEJER INFANTRY ment joined you in your sorrow for the loss of one of our country's bravest and truest defenders, and we an esteemed friend and officer whose counsels and assistance we have ever appreciated. "I saw him fall while leading on his brave men in obe- dience to my orders. His latest words were when I asked him if he could turn the enemy's advancing column and pre- vent them outflanking us, 'I will try, sir. Company forward by file left, march !' His order to fire soon followed. A mo- ment after he was struck with a musket ball and Captain Dyer's earthly career was closed. "Yet while we deeply mourn his death, it is some satis- faction to know the enemy paid dearly for his loss. Their disordered ranks and halting column showed clearly that his efforts were successful, although it cost his life and that of some of his men. "No officer in line commanded more universal respect and had more of my confidence than Captain Dyer, and we mourn his loss as deeply as can any one save you and the little flock, made fatherless by his sudden death. "My prayer is that He who holds the destinies of the universe in His hand may be your protector and a father to your orphaned children. If I can serve you in any way, you have only to command me. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "E. B. TYI.ER, "Col. Seventh O. V., U. S. A." CHAPTER XII. THE COTTON HII^L AND LOOP CREEK CAMPAIGN. On the 29th of October, 1861. the rebels chased our out- posts on the Fayette road, down near the mouth of Great Falls Creek, and on November i appeared on the heights of Cotton Hill, opposite Gauley Bridge, with a 6-pounder rifled piece, and, with another opposite Montgomery's Ferry, opened fire with shot and shell. General Cox was directed to put pieces in position, which replied to their fire. The running of the ferry was discontinued during the day, for fear it might be struck, and the supply trains were passed during the night, to avoid exposure. Generals Schenck, McCook, and Benham were up New River, where they had gone into camp after the battle of Carnifax Ferry, while General Cox was at Gauley Bridge. General Rosecrans planned to send General Benham up Loop Creek, to get in position on General Floyd's flank and rear, and when General Schenck had crossed New River, Benham was to cooperate, and together attack Floyd's flank and rear and ruin his command. On November 2 orders were issued to General Benham to move by the mouth of Loop Creek. 7 miles below Gauley Bridge, and Colonel Tyler at Charleston was directed to send 500 picked men to join his command. On November 4 the detachment of the Seventh Ohio, under command of Lieut. -Col. William R. Creighton, left Charleston by boat and reached the vicinity of Loop Creek that night. The only mishap during this movement was the loss overboard of Corporal John D. Dicks of Company I, Seventh Ohio, who was never again heard from. On the 6th the Seventh crossed to the mouth of Loop Creek under General Benham. On the 7th the regiment marched up Loop Creek by a mountain path, frequently crossing the stream until it io8 se;ve;nTh regiment ohio volunteer infantry reached the forks of the creek some 8 or lo miles up, and haked at Taylor's farm. Lieutenant-Colonel Creighton was in command, and pick- eting and scouting (Lew. R. Davis of Company A, Edwin Hart of Company D, and Joseph E. Clarke of Company E, scouted and met with hairbreadth escapes) well toward General Floyd's camp, made report to General Benham. (On the 8th General Rosecrans mentioned the receipt of a report from Lieutenant-Colonel Creighton from up Loop Creek.) On the 9th General Schenck had small boats ready to cross his troops over New River, but the incessant and se- vere rain storms had filled the river, bank full, which made the current so strong that the boats were useless. General Benham having been ordered to place 1,000 men at Cassidy's Mill, only three miles from General Floyd's camp, the Seventh and Forty-fourth Ohio marched by a mountain path over a very high range (which suggested Bonaparte crossing the Alps) and reached that point on the night of the 12th. At 4 p. m. of the 13th General Benham advanced to Dickerson's farm, where he was joined at 1 1 p. M. by the troops from Cassidy's Mill and pushed on through darkness, rain, and mud, in pursuit of General Floyd's retreating army. Also on this date, General Schenck having been unable to cross New River to operate upon General Floyd's right flank, moved down to Gauley Bridge, and crossed over the Kanawha River, but instead of joining in the pursuit, went into bivouac on Cotton Hill. At 4 A. M. of November 14 General Benham's force of some 2,700 men reached Hawkin's farm, 5 miles beyond Fayetteville, made a brief halt for breakfast upon two hard- tack per man, then pushed on after the retreating foe. The Thirteenth Ohio had the advance, and about 9.30 A. M. came up with some rebel cavalry, when a skirmish ensued. A little later the enemy made a brief halt near McCoy's Mill to cover the escape of their train, when Cap- tain Schneider's rifled pieces came up and opened, while the COTTON HILL AND I.OOP CREEK CAMPAIGN IO9 Seventh and Thirty-seventh Ohio Regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Creighton, advanced alon.c^ a ridge, opened tire, and sent the enemy flying toward their main column. Again the pursuers gave chase, and at 4 p. M. reached Kenton's farm, 15 miles from Fayette toward Raleigh, where a halt was made, and a message sent to General Schenck to come up and join in the pursuit. Gen- eral Schenck consulted General Rosecrans, who replied that "he feared that his men would suffer," and ordered General Benham to return. The order to return reached the head of the pursuing col- umn at II P. M. of the 14th, in the midst of another down- pour of rain. After some delay, in hope that the storm might cease, at i a. m. of the 15th this w^et, mud-be-drag- gled, hungry and exhausted force began the return march, over a road which, for depth of mud, was never again wit- nessed by the men who participated in it. At 4 A. M. a halt was made at McCoy's Mill for a couple of hours, and then, with an almost uninterrupted march, the column moved on to and through Fayette, out some three miles toward Cotton Hill, where a halt was made for the night. A small supply of rations was drawn, which, with the fresh pork contributed by comrades who had remained behind, made an enjoyable feast. That nigb.t, wrapped in wet clothing and blankets, the Seventh bunked down to sleep on the wet ground, in chill air and under a cloudy sky. and in tb.e morning awoke to find that a kind Provi- dence had, during the night, added a blanket of about four inches of snow, to keep them warm. General Rosecrans intended and expected that General Benham would provide well for his command. He in- structed him to establish himself firmly up Loop Creek, see that his men were supplied with rations from three to five days ahead, and make them comfortable. He also sug- gested that while every other man carried a canteen filled with coffee, there should also be a good supply of whiskey and quinine bitters, to keep oflf malaria and mountain fever. However, the absence of anything like a road up Loop no SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY Creek, the incessant rain and raging floods rendered even the few pack-mules we had ahnost unsei*viceable. General Rosecrans was astounded when General Benham mentioned lack of tents, exposure, and absence of rations, and suggested that such of his force as lacked shelter and rations be withdrawn until provision could be made for sheltering and feeding them, little knowing that this meant the withdrawal of his entire command. Although General Rosecrans found fault with General Benham because he did not perform impossibilities, and even went so far as to order him in arrest for not obeying, and executing orders, he said at the close : "The troops have suffered from the climate severely. They have submitted to many privations with cheerfulness and performed their duties with alacrity." He also made the following report : "Camp GaulEy, Va., November 15, 1861. "I have to report that General Benham pursued the rebels 15 miles beyond Fayette, overtook a rear guard of infantry and cavalry; and having no train or provisions to enable him to go farther, desisted from pursuit, and is returning to Fayette. "Rosecrans." General Benham said of the skirmish at McCoy's Mill : "I however soon discovered a ridge, that made out from our rear to the right, that commanded, at close range, the left of the enemy. I sent my aide to direct Lieutenant- Colonel Creighton with the Seventh and half of the Thirty- seventh Ohio . Regiments to pass down this ridge to attack their left. When this attack was made it was entirely suc- cessful, and, with the first concentrated volleys of this com- mand of about 750 men, uniting with the fire of the Thir- teenth Ohio, the whole force of the enemy retreated in con- fusion with the last of their wagon-train." General Benham thus wrote of the condition of his men when ordered to return from the pursuit : COTTON HILL AND LOOP CRKLK CAMPAIGN I I I "As the men were still, or more than nine-tenths of them, without any shelter in a most drenching rain or suc- cession of violent thunder showers, many without their blankets, which had been thrown off in the ardor of the chase, and as they were still standing around their fires, unable to sleep in the rain, upon the open ground, the greater part of the command, though most unwilling to give up the pursuit, felt that if it was so ordered that it would be best for themselves, after a few hours' halt (it could not be called rest), to retrace their steps that very night rather than remain standing in the cold and wet until morning, with only the prospect of their return. We ac- cordingly commenced our return (from Keton's farm, 15 miles out from Fayette, on the road to Raleigh) soon after I o'clock A. M., and reaching McCoy's Mill about 4 a. m., we rested until 6 a. m. of the 15th, when we moved onward, and with a single halt the command reached this place (Fayette) soon after noon, being still in excellent spirits, their main disappointment being in not having been per- mitted to continue the pursuit of the rebels. We are at this hour partly in houses, but a great number are out in the open air in the village, where it is now snowing upon them in their bivouac, which, added to their really great ex- posure, will, I fear, half annihilate their effective strength. "I have now but to report the noble conduct of the forces during the most toilsome march, where through all their great exposure in the storm, upon the route, and in bivouac, without shelter against the rain or snow that fell in each of the last three nights, not a murmur was heard by me, but every duty was performed with the greatest cheerfulness and alacrity, and the principal officers of the command were worthy of the men they lead. "Lieut. -Col. Creighton, of the Seventh Ohio, exe- cuted the maneuver from our right flank which decided the rout at McCoy's Mill, in the most gallant style." "H. W. Beniiam. "Brig.-Gen. U. S. Vols." 112 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY KILLING OF COLONEL CROGHAN. Report of Col. William S. Smith, Thirteenth Ohio In- fantry : "We had proceeded but about 4 miles, when my skir- mishing company, under command of Captain Gardner, came suddenly upon a scouting party of the enemy's cav- alry, numbering 40 men. A sharp skirmish ensued, during which Colonel Croghan was mortally wounded. Several of his men, as he stated, were also wounded, though they escaped, leaving their horses to the number of five. "The Colonel was left at a farmhouse by his men, and treated with the utmost kindness by our assistant surgeon. Dr. Chase, up to near the time of his death, which took place at 2 p. m. on November 14, 1861." Gen. John B. Floyd said : "Near this point [McCoy's Mill] a skirmish occurred be- tween scouting parties, in which I am grieved to inform the Department, Lieut.-Col. St. George Croghan was killed. "Colonel Croghan was one of the most gallant officers in the service. His bravery and gentlemanly demeanor, which characterized him to his latest breath, rendered him dear to all who knew him. "His death has cast a gloom over the spirits of the entire army. In this no one shares more sincerely than I do. "John B. Floyd, "Brigadier-General, C. S.A., "Commanding Army of the Kanawha." UP LOOP CREEK. (Chicago Intcr-Ocean.) "General Benham was severely censured once upon a time because he did not go up Loop Creek, according to orders, and cut off Floyd's retreat from Cotton Mountain. People no doubt imagined that it was a very easy thing to COTTON HILL AND LOOP CRKLK CAMPAIGN II3 go up Loop Creek, but then the people never had any ex- perience in that direction. ''Veiy early in the first Kanawha campaign a strong de- tachment of troops made a reconnaissance up Loop Creek Valley. The march commenced at dark and was conducted so quietly as to give it an air of mystery. ''The stream comes into the Kanawha through a little gap that is very deceiving. The boys moved along for a few hundred yards in high spirits. Then there was a stream to cross. This was Loop Creek, and shoes and II stockings were taken off, and barefooted the men waded ' through the cold water in not the best of humor. A quick march of a few hundred yards brought them to another barrier of water. This was Loop Creek. The boys made jokes about the 'loop,' and stripping off shoes and stock- ings waded the stream again. A short walk and then there was a halt in front. What now? 'That durned old Loop Creek again,' said a man in front, and then the heaviest swearers went into action in a very spirited manner. "As the men stopped to take off their shoes, a Virginian acting as guide said. *I would not do it, men. The creek will be in your way all night,' and so it was. It was crossed thirty-six times before morning, the men wading recklessly through without removing shoes or stockings ; but as the high lands were reached the stream became smaller and less troublesome." On the 1 6th. marching over Cotton Hill to the Kanawha River, that night the Seventh slept upon the steamboat Maniiora, which carried them to Charleston the next day, and the Cotton Hill and Loop Creek campaign was over. CHAPTER XIII. ROMXEY AND BLUE'S GAP. Upon returning to Charleston the usual routine of camp life was resumed until November 28 and 29, when the regiment received its first visit from the paymaster, and was paid off. With the retreat of General Floyd toward Raleigh, the forces under General Rosecrans at Gauley Bridge were mainly sent to other militar}- departments, and on December 6 Brig.-Gen. Jacob D. Cox came to Charleston and assumed command. On the 9th the Seventh was ordered to prepare to move,, and on the next day. embarking upon the steamers Fort U'axnc and Stephen Decatur, ran down the Kanawha and up the Ohio River, reaching Parkersburg on the nth, about noon. That evening the regiment took cars over the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad, and after an all-night ride dropped off at Oakland. Md., for breakfast, then moved on to Cum- berland, passed Patterson Creek to Green Spring Run, and disembarked. On the 1 6th Sibley tents were drawn in lieu of the smaller ones we had been accustomed to, and were much enjoyed. ROMNEY. On the 17th the Seventh marched to Romney, 16 miles away, on the South Branch of the Potomac. carr\'ing knapsacks, and that night were in good condition to ap- preciate and enjoy the thoughtful comradeship of the mem- bers of the Fifth Ohio Infantr>' when the\' invited us to coffee. This was Colonel Dunning's regiment from Cincinnati, and it was the beginning of an attachment between these organizations, which grew and strengthened day by day during the more than two years that they were brigaded together. They marched and fought and shed their patri- ROMNEV AND BLUE S GAP II5 Otic blood together at Kemstown. Port Republic. Cedar Mountain. Anlietam. Dumfries. Chancellorsville. Gettys- burg, and on the Atlanta campaign, and together were wel- comed by the city of Cincinnati when they returned from the front in Tune. 1864. Better comrades and truer soldiers than the members of the Fifth Ohio Infantr\- never went to battle. Colonel Dunning was commander of the post at Romney with some 8.000 men of General Kelly's command, but this point was important only as tending to protect the B. & O. R. R. and threatening \Vinchester. Camp Tyler was established, and some of the severest picket guard dutA^ of the war engaged in. where infantn*-- men were sent out on post, in a rough and rugged country, from 5 to 7 miles from camp. The men were on duty every other day. and so far out that when relieved they were unable to reach camp until the afternoon. Romney is surrounded by mountain ranges where wild game abounded, as was demonstrated on the 22d. when James Kelly of Company E killed a fine buck while on picket, regardless of consequences. THE SKIRMISH AT BLUE's GAP. AH was quiet and serene on the South Branch of the Potomac until January- 6. 1862. when Colonel Dunning was directed with a part of his command to move upon the enemy. A part of the Seventh Ohio, under command of Maj. John S. Casement, left camp a little before midnight, and proceeded with the rest of the force in the direction of Win- chester, but as other regiments had the advance and did all the maneuvering and fighting, the Seventh merely went along as company and did not fire a g^m. Colonel Dun- ning made the following official report of this affair: "Romney. Va.. January 9. 1862. "General: In obedience to your orders by telegraph re- ceived at these headquarters January- 6. directing me to Il6 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY make a detail of six companies from each of the following regiments, Fifth Ohio, Fourth Ohio, Seventh Ohio, First West Virginia, Fourteenth Indiana, and by special request of Colonel Carroll, six companies of the E'ghth Ohio, with one section of Baker's Parrott guns, Daum's battery; the Ringgold Cavalry, the Washington Cavalry, and three com- panies of the First West Virginia Cavalry. Owing to sick- ness and large number on picket duty the response was small and this whole force did not exceed 2,000 men. The com- mand assembled about 11 p. m. and by 12.30 o'clock the column was in motion for its destination at Blue's Gap. "The fall of snow with the disagreeable and cold night rendered it difficult for the troops to march, but by 7 o'clock in the morning we reached a hill within about a mile of the Gap. On this hill the Parrott guns were planted, and from it the enemy could be seen preparing to burn the bridge. I then ordered the Fiftli Ohio to advance by double quick. The order was responded to with a shout, and in a few minutes the advance of the regiment was on a bluff near the bridge, and with a few shots compelled the rebel force to retire from the bridge to the Gap. The column was then ordered to advance rapidly on and over the bridge, and the Fifth Ohio was deployed up the mountain to the left and the Fourth Ohio to the right. "A sharp action then ensued, first on the left of the Gap and then on the right. "Our force pressed on, driving the enemy from the rocks and trees, behind which they had taken position, and to the top of the mountain to the left, where they were found in rifle-pits. A charge was ordered, but before bayonets could be fixed the rebels had left the rifle pits and were fleeing down the mountain in haste to the back of the Gap. "At this time the remaining detachments of infantry pressed through the Gap and the victory was complete. The cavalry was then ordered to charge, which was done promptly, but the enemy had by this time scattered to the mountains, rendering the charge of little avail. "The enemy left behind them 2 pieces of artillery romne;y and bIvUE's gap 117 (i6-pounders, one a riHe gun), their caisson, ammunition, wagons, and 10 horses; also their tents, camp equipage, provisions, and correspondence. Seven prisoners were taken and 7 dead bodies were found on the field. Not one of my men was either killed or wounded. "I take pleasure in stating that our officers and men seemed to vie with each other in the promptness with which they obeyed orders, and all advanced with the bravery of veteran soldiers. "Finding the mill and hotel in the Gap were used for soldiers' quarters, I ordered them to be burned, which was done; but I am sorry to say that some straggling soldiers burned other unoccupied houses on the return march. ''The force of the rebels was stated by the negroes and citizens at from 800 to 1,000, but their papers show that rations were drawn for 1,000 men. "We marched to the Gap, fought the battle, and returned to camp, (a distance of 32 miles) within 15 hours, bringing with us prisoners, cannon, and other captured articles. "Respectfully submitted, "S. H. Dunning, "Colonel Fifth Ohio Infantry, "Commanding post of Romney. "To Brig.-Gen. Kei^ly, "at Cumberland, Md." It may be proper to remark that Blue's Gap and Hanging Rock Pass was one and the same place, the former taking the name from Colonel Blue, who resided there, and the latter from an immense volume of rock which jutted out into the narrow pass, some feet above the ground, much like an immense bay window. By reason of the all-night march and broken rest, the distance traveled, the muscular effort necessary to enable one to walk over the frozen, snow-covered and very slip- pery road, this march to Hanging Rock Pass and back was so disabling to many of the soldiers who engaged in it that they were unable to return, and were brought into camp during the next 48 hours upon sleds, drawn by horses, im- pressed along the route for that purpose. CHAPTER XIV. I^EAVING ROMNEY. On January lo, 1862, the troops at Romney were ordered to prepare to move, and, that night, in the midst of a severe rain and sleet storm, they marched down the river until early morn, then, after a brief halt, passed through Spring- field to Frankfort, where coffee was made, then on to Pat- terson's Creek near Cumberland, and went into camp. This camp was located on low ground saturated with water, and not only became very muddy but materially im- paired the health of the command. Brig.-Gen. F. W. Lander had been given command of the troops recently operating at Romney and charged with the repairing and protection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. His com- mand was also increased by the addition of new regiments just arriving at the seat of war, and among them the Twenty-ninth and Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, with which the Seventh was brigaded and camped, marched, and fought for more than two years, in some of the most important campaigns and battles of that great war. The usual rou- tine of camp life prevailed until January 28, when part of the Seventh Ohio and Seventh Indiana Regiments ran down by rail to the South Branch of the Potomac and confiscated and brought back one thousand bushels of corn. On February 5 the Third Brigade of Lander's division, under command of Col. E. B. Tyler, moved by rail some twelve miles to French's store, disembarked, and went into bivouac as if to remain during the night, but after dark was again set in motion, the Seventh having the advance, and marching by a mountain road, then up the Little Cacapon River a distance of 15 miles, after daylight halted near the Winchester turnpike, while the cavalry scouted toward Romney, to learn that General Jackson's forces had evacu- ated that place some days before and retired to Winchester. LEAVING ROMNEY 1 19 While waiting for the cavahy to return, many of the sol- diers were so worn and exhausted by the all-night march that, regardless of the sleet storm then prevailing, they sank down upon the ground and slept for hours, until their cloth- ing froze to the earth, requiring some effort to get the same loosened, when the brigade resumed the return march. General Lander on this date (February 6) said: "Romney is ours again. Advance guard at Little Cacapon. Colonel Gavin of the Seventh Indiana and Act- ing Brig.-Gen. Tyler, of the Third Brigade, are entitled to commendation for energy and vigor. A cold sleet storm is prevailing." This fruitless raid being over, this force moved down Little Cacapon until night, then bivouacked upon a farm in the little valley, where a couple of good-sized ricks of unthreshed wheat, yet in sheaf, provided excellent material for dry warm beds that were luxurious. The next day this command moved on until it reached a large plateau with various names, such as Pine Levels, Philip's Cross-Roads, Breezy Heights, Camp Starvation, etc., where the Third Brigade bivouacked in the open for the space of 6 days, exposed to snow, extreme cold and high winds, without the semblance of any shelter whatever save roughly arranged sheds made of poles and covered with pine and cedar boughs, before which immense pine- wood fires were kept blazing all night long in order that some sleep might be obtained. With the exception of picket duty the entire command gave its time during the day to the collection of fuel for the night, and it would now be interesting to know how many acres of pine forest the Third Brigade burned while stationed there. Great was our joy when orders came on the 13th to march to Pawpaw on the railroad, where the brigade halted that night. On this date also General Lander decided to surprise an outpost of the enemy at Bloomery Gap. between Pawpaw and Winchester, and that night, bridging and crossing the 120 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY Big Cacapon River at early daylight, he closed in upon Bloomery, when, fearing that his infantry would not get up before the enemy escaped, away he went at the head of his staff and escort, making the most gallant sort of an attack with almost miraculous success. It is proper to state here that Lieut. J. B. Molyneaux of the Seventh went along upon this occasion at the request of the General, as a volunteer aide, and participated in the lively proceedings. General Lander made the following report of this affair on the date of its occurrence : "Pawpaw, February 14, 1862, 8 p. m. "Had an important forced reconnaissance last night, completed to-day. Broke up the rebel nest at Bloomery Gap. Ran down and caught 17 commissioned officers, among them colonels, lieutenant-colonel, captain, etc. En- gaged them with 400 cavalry. Infantry not near enough to support, and enemy retiring. In all, 65 prisoners; killed, 13. Lost 2 men and 6 horses at their first fire. Led the charge in person. "It was a complete surprise. "Major Frothingham is entitled to credit for building, under my direction, in four hours, in the dead of night, a complete bridge of wagons across the Great Cacapon at an unfrequented road. Two columns of 2,000 men marched 32, one column 43 miles since 4 p. m. yesterday, besides bridging the river. "As the work entrusted to me may be regarded done and the enemy out of this department, I most earnestly request to be relieved. If not relieved, I must resign. My health is too much broken to do any severe work. "F. W. Lander, "To Maj.-Gen. McClEELAN.' 'Brig.-Gen. pawpaw. On the 14th camp equipage arrived, when tents were pitched and camp established. LEAVING ROMNEY 121 On the 19th General Lander, in a message to Secretary of War Stanton, said : "I congratulate you on the earnestness and energy of the Western troops under my command. They have suffered every hardship and made no complaints. God bless them! If I could evade the army rules and furnish them with a set of cooking utensils such as men can carry upon their backs, which I have so extensively used in the Rocky Mountains, we should have fewer sick men and dispense with lumber- ing trains. "Beef cattle, sugar and coffee, and three tablespoons of flour to a man are all that is required for a ten days' march. Nothing but my experience in mountain life has caused this army to move in the way it has. Neither the roads nor the enemy have been an obstacle. Give me, sir, men and means and orders to go on, and hold me strictly responsible for failure. I am never so sick as when I cannot move.'' With a view to ordering General Lander to move from Pawpaw through Bloomery Gap to Winchester, he was re- (juested to state how many additional troops he would re- quire, when, in his characteristic and gallant way, he re- plied: "I would like 4,000 infantry; but, if you cannot spare them, order me to take Winchester and burn it. I am confident I can do it with what I have." On the 22d General Lander reviewed his command at Pawpaw, while his batteries fired a national salute. On the 26th General Marcy, chief of staff to General AlcClellan, said to General Lander : "The present intention of the General commanding is for you to march by Bloom- ery, and I would think it advisable for you to make all your preliminary arrangements accorilingly." Because of this message, on March ist, Colonel Tyler was ordered to move his brigade to Bloomery Gap. and left camp that afternoon, crossing the Big Cacapon River and going into bivouac in a pine forest upon the slope of Shen- andoah Mountain, from whence he was, the next day, or- dered back to Pawpaw, in a snowstorm. 122 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY The following reports are self-explanatory: "Camp Chase, Pawpaw, Va., March 2, 1862. "General McCeElean : General Lander is very ill. It is the opinion of the brigade surgeons, Bryant and Robin- son, his attending physicians, that he is unfit to lead an army in the field to-day ; that he may be unfit to do so for many days. By his command I ordered General Tyler's brigade of five regiments to advance and hold Bloomery Gap by a road leading up grade 4 miles from here, and crossing Great Cacapon by a bridge laid on wagons 7 miles from here, and Colonel Mason, chief of artillery, to move with his support of two regiments; Tyler's train, with eight companies of cavalry to Bloomery Gap by the grade, crossing the ford near Bloomery, and report to General Tyler. They started at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and at 1 1 last night, when, from the report of the physicians, I was assured that General Lander could not move with the main body to-day, I or- dered a halt. "This order found General Tyler at the wagon bridge, Colonel Mason 10 miles from this on the Pawpaw grade. The advance moved with tents and knapsacks. They had rubber shirts, three days' subsistence in haversacks and ten on wagons, 100 rounds of ammunition to the infantry, 200 to the artillery. "The main body was to have moved to-day in the same way. I can carry out General Lander's plan of moving on Martinsburg, and from reconnaissances, spies, and deserters am satisfied we shall meet no enemy worth notice, nor an advance from Winchester ; but there is no one here capable of filling in any respect Lander's place, and I have read your two dispatches of yesterday, and would respectfully ask whether Lander's proposed plan is to be carried out or whether the movement is to be by railroad, for which we have sufficient transportation. Lander has so much deter- mination and energy that he may rise from his sick bed to- I^EAVING ROMNEY I23 day and take command, but I feel it my duty to lay these facts before you and abide the consequences. "S. F. Barstow, "Assistant Adjutant-General." "Camp Chase, Pawpaw, Va., March 2. 1862 — i p. m. "Gknkral McClellan : General Lander has been sleep- ing under the influence of morphine for twenty hours. A heavy snowstorm has set in and if I do not receive orders for the contrary, from Washington by 2 p. m. on this day, I shall order Tyler and Mason back to camp, that their com- mands may not be exposed to storms. "S. F. Barstow, "Assistant Adjutant-General." "Pawpaw, March 2, 1862. "Governor Chase, "Secretary of the Treasury : "General Lander died at 5 o'clock this afternoon without suffering. "I should regret that so firm and valiant a friend heard of the sad news from anv one but "S. F. Barstow." On March 3 the Seventh Ohio Infantry had the post of honor in escorting the remains of General Lander to the train which bore them to Washington. Maj.-Gen. George B. McClellan, as commander-in-chief of the Army of the Potomac, paid the following tribute to the memory of General Lander : "The operations of Brig.-Gen. F. W. Lander on the upper Potomac during the months of January and February. 1862, frustrated the attempts of General Jackson against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cumberland, etc., and obliged him to fall back to Winchester. His constitution was impaired by the hardships he had experienced, and on the second of March the fearless General Lander expired, a victim to the excessive fatigue of the campaign." CHAPTER XV. FROM PAWPAW TO WINCHKSTHR. General McClellan having decided to take additional measures to secure the reopening of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, crossed General Banks's division at Harper's Ferry on February 26, sending a strong reconnaissance to Charlestown the next day, and, under its protection, went there himself. On the 28th he sent orders to General Lander at Pawpaw, to move at once to Martinsburg, but there must have been some confusion at General Lander's headquarters, because we have seen how a part of his force, as late as March i, was ordered to move to Bloomery Gap, in quite another direction. However, as soon as General McClellan, on the 2d, learned of the serious illness of General Lander, the emergency being great, he assigned Brig.-Gen. James Shields to the command of Lander's division, and the next day instructed Col. Nathan Kimball of the Fourteenth In- fantry to move the command to Martinsburg without un- necessary delay, where General Shields would join him. At Pawpaw, on March 6, the Seventh was again paid off, and on the 7th "ponchos" (oil-cloth pieces from which shelter-tents could be constructed) were drawn. On March 8th President Lincoln issued War Order No. 2, providing for the formation of Army Corps, by which Banks's and Shields's divisions were to constitute the Fifth Army Corps, to be commanded by Maj.-Gen. N. P. Banks. On that date also, the Seventh went by rail to Sleepy Run and the next day to Cherry Run and Back Creek, where the railroad bridges had been destroyed by the enemy in Jan- uary, 1862, and were being rebuilt. On the nth the whole command, carrying knapsacks, marched on the railroad track to Martinsburg, arriving about 3 p. M., where the wreckage of many locomotives and FROM PAWPAW To WINCHESTER 125 cars attracted attention. To tliose who looked upon that destructive scene the following- extract from Major Dab- ney's ''Life of Stonewall Jackson" will be of interest : "On June 19, 1861, Colonel Jackson moved north of Martinsburg- to observe the movements of General Patter- son. On this expedition he was ordered by General John- ston to destroy the locomotives and cars of the Baltimore Railroad at ^lartinsburg. At this village there were vast workshops and depots for the construction and repair of these cars; and more than forty of the finest locomotives, with three hundred burden cars, were now destroyed. A number of locomotives and cars were drawn along the turnpike roads by long trains of horses to Winchester and thence to the Central Virginia Railroad. Colonel Jackson said : 'It was a sad work ; but I had my orders, and my duty was to obey.' " Lieut-Col. Creighton, who always took pride in his regiment, never omitted an opportunity to parade the streets with band playing and colors flying, and this was done at Alartinsburg, with fine effect, when the Seventh passed through and took the pike for Winch.ester, bivouack- ing two miles out at Big Spring. The crossing of the Union troops at Harper's Ferry and their advance to Charlestown was regarded by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, in command of the Southern army about Cen- terville and ^Manassas, as a great flanking movement against his position, instead of a simple movement for the protec- tion of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and on the 8th and 9th he gathered up his entire command of many thousands of men, needlessly destroyed quantities of accumulated sup- plies, and hastened toward Culpeper, taking post behind the Rappahannock. General Jackson, at Winchester, with more deliberation, yet with the liveliest regret, also prepared to fall back to ]\Iount Jackson, and upon the approach of General Banks's division left the gateway to the Shenan- doah Valley, on the nth. after having been compelled by the adverse judgment of his officers to forego a night at- 126 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY tack upon General Hamilton's brigade, which occupied the town the next day. On the I2th Shields's division, under its new commander, moved up to within three miles of Winchester and bivouacked until the baggage arrived, in what became Camp Shields, and the next day the General made the following report to Washington : "I beg leave to report that I was able to bring 7,000 men here yesterday, and have upwards of 4,000 more en route to this point. The command is an efficient one and is able to do efficient service. I reported as ordered, to Maj.-Gen. Banks." The following is the roster of Shields's division of the Fifth Army Corps at that time : "Headquarters Shieeds's Division, Fieth Army Corps, "Near Winchester, Va., March 17, 1862. "Brig.-Gen. S. Wieeiams, "Assistant Adjutant-General : "I have the honor to report the following as the present strength and condition of my command : FIRST BRIGADE. Colonel Nathan Kimball, Commanding. For Aggre- Diity. gate. 14th Indiana Infantry, Lieut.-Col. Harrow, 744 908 4th Ohio Infantry, Colonel John S. Mason, 397 992 8th Ohio Infantry, Colonel S. S. Carroll, 476 852 7th West Virginia Infantry, Colonel Evans, * 861 67th Ohio Infantry, Colonel Bustenbinder, 587 896 84th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel Murray, 503 1,023 2,707 5-53^ SECOND BRIGADE. Colonel J. C. Suli^ivan, Commanding. For Aggre- Duty. gate. Sth Ohio Infantry, Lieut.-Col. Patrick, 821 918 62nd Ohio Infantry, Colonel F. B. Pond, 854 948 *0n duty as Railroad Guard. FROM PAWPAW TO WINCHESTER 12/ For Aggrc- Dtity gate. 66th Ohio Infantry, Colonel Charles Candy, 730 892 13th Indiana Infantry, Lieut. -Col. Foster 632 848 39th Illinois Infantry,' Colonel T. O. Osborn, 550 788 3,587 4.3ent out the day before. He was to take up a strong position at or near the ix)int occupied by Crawford's brigade; push his skirmishers well to the front: and if the enemy advanced to the attack, to :hcck and delay him; determine his force and intentions, \m\ notify the commanding general. 7 miles away at Cul- peper, at once. From General Pope's standpoint all this appears to have iccn a simple matter for General Banks to accomplish, but then General Pope had never had any personal experience in handling Stonewall Jackson, and probably did not then appreciate some things as well as he did later on. The march to what became the field of battle, by reason "»f the extreme heat, was necessarily very slow and tedious, affecting friend and foe alike, and was thus aptly described by Gen. John W. Geary : "At about 8 A. M. August 9. the brigade took up the line Df march, taking the road toward Orange Court House. The extreme heat of the day caused many cases of sun- stroke, and the scarcity of water immense suffering among the men ; in fact, after a march of five or six miles the road on each side was full of men who had been compelled to fall DUt from sheer exhaustion, and many cases of sunstroke terminated fatally." This condition is further emphasized by the fact that it rcf|uircd 6 hours in which In march 7 miles. The batteries took position on high ground, where they iinlimbered and prepared for action, while the triK^ps were near by in ready support. The public highway leading from Culpeper to Orange Court House, and u\ym which the enemy was expected to approach, was the dividing line l)e- tween the divisions of Williams and Augur — the former be- ing upon the right and the latter upon the left. l8o SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Immediately in front of Williams's left, where the main battle was joined was timber^ then a wheat-field in which the shocks of grain were standing, then timber beyond, while in front of Augur was an open field — pasture, corn- field and meadow — with Cedar Mountain a mile to the left oblique, as we faced to the front. The road from Madison Court House intersected the road to Culpeper at Colvin's Tavern, some three miles in rear of Banks, where Ricketts's division of 10,000 men was posted to guard against any force which might threaten from that direction. Before General Banks reached the field at Cedar Mountain in per- son. General Bayard, commanding the cavalry at that point, said in a message to General McDowell : "The enemy are advancing in force; artillery, cavalry and infantry wagons in sight. They advance confidently, more than a thousand cavalry in sight. They arc attcn-pting to flank us on the left." And yet when General Banks came up and looked the situation over he sent the following message to General Pope: "August 9, 1862 — 2.25 p. M. "The enemy shows his cavalry (which is strong) osten- tatiously. No infantry seen and not much artillery. Woods on left said to be full of troops. A visit to the front does not impress that the enemy intends immediate attack ; he seems, however, to be taking positions. "N. P. Banks, "Major-General." The woods on the left referred to the slope of Slaughter Mountain, where a part of General Ewell's division had gone under cover. Shortly after General Banks sent this message the enemy opened up with six batteries and poured a constant shower of solid shot and shell into our batteries and troops, in plain view in the open fields, while the indication of a desperate struggle became more and more apparent until 4.50 p. m., when General Banks, in another message to General Pope, yet at Culpeper, said : \ ^ili ; ^jiy%tf M>| Or. Jol»^I|>( U Sat'^ dtz AVu. Avaki ^ PAasi iz «ND U2 BA rri.KKltl.l) Ol" C KI)\k MolMAIN, \ A. AiiguM '.itli, 1S62 THE BATTLE OE CEDAR MOUNTAIN l8l "About 4 o'clock shots were exchanged by the skirmish- ers. Artillery opened on both sides in a few minutes. One regiment of rebel infantry advancing now deployed in front as skirmishers. "I have ordered a regiment on the right (Williams's di- vision) to meet them, and one from the left; Augur to ad- vance on the left and in front. *'5 p. M. — Thev are now approaching each other. "N. P. Banks, "Major-General." And what of Stonewall Jackson? On August 9, when at Locust Dale, twelve miles from Culpeper, and five below Cedar Mountain, he said in a mes- sage to Gen. R. E. Lee: "General : I am not making much progress. The ene- my's cavalry yesterday and last night also, threatened my train. Hill, though at Orange Court House yesterday morning, having encamped in a mile of the town on the other side, reported last night that he was not more than a mile on this side, thus making only two miles yesterday. Ewell's division, which is near this point, marched about eight miles. Yesterday was oppressively hot ; several men had sunstrokes. To-day I do not expect much mrc the troops could be placed in line. General Mansfield fell mortally wounded before the deployment was complete, and the command devolved on General Williams. Williams hail only time to take the most general directions from Hooker, when the latter also was wounded. The Twelfth Corps' attack seems to have been made obliquely to that of Hooker, and facing more to the westward, for General \\'illiams speaks of the post-and-rail fences along the turnpike being a great obstruction to their front. Greene's division on the left moved along the ridge leading (o the East Wood, taking as the guide for "his extreme left the line of the burning house of ]\Iumnia, which had been set on fire by D. H. Hill's men. In Greene's division was the First Brigade, Second Division, Twelfth Army Corps, consisting of the Fifth, Seventh, Twenty-ninth, Sixty-sixth Ohio and Twenty- eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The writer was a member of the Seventh Regiment and in future will confine himself mainly as to what that regiment, brigade, and di- vision did in the battle of Antietam, giving full credit to others for what they did so far as lies in his power, w'ith malice to none, as tlie rank and file of every corps present and in action did their duty w^ll. Some of the most des- iderate fighting done during the war took place in its im- mediate front. Doubleday in his report notices the change of direction as indicated above of Williams's division, which had relieved him, an which they belonged. The Twelfth Corps badge was a 230 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY five-pointed star. First Division, red; Second Division, white; Third Division, blue. As early as April 11 the commanding- general informed President Lincoln that he intended to move against General Lee to the right, and the cavalry under General Stoneman was directed to move to the enemy's rear on the 13th. On April 19 orders came for the troops stationed at Dum- fries to be ready to march at 6 a, m. on the morrow. The next day a short march to the front was made; Hartwood Church reached on the 21st; Stafford Court House passed on the 22d ; paid off on the 27th ; near Kel- ly's Ford on the 28th; crossed the Rappahannock at Kel- ly's Ford and the Rapidan at Germanna Ford on the 29th, and reached Chancellorsville at 2 p. m, on the 30th. The troops then up were the Fifth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Corps, with Pleasonton's cavalry; and all under the com- mand of Maj.-Gen. Henry W. Slocum, the commander of the Twelfth Corps. BAI)(;i. OF I'liE SECOND DI\'ISI()N 12tli and I'Oili Army Corps BATTLEFIELD OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA. May 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863 CHAPTER XXVI. tup: batti.k of chancei.i.orsviu,k. As a place. Chancellorsville consisted of one stately man- sion with oiit-bnildings. and a blacksmith shop, located twelve miles west of Fredericksburg at the intersection of the Plank and WiUlerness roads leading to that point, and in the midst of a densely wooded country. The cavalry attached to the Fifth Corps, which was com- manded by Gen. George G. Meade, crossed the Rapidan at Ely's Ford, reaching Chancellorsville as early as 1 1 a. m. of April 30. while his infantr}^ came up at i p. m. ahead of the Twelfth Corps, which arrived at 2 p. m. The Twelfth Corps at once took position in the woods, on a line nearly parallel to the Plank road, with the left rest- ing near the Chancellor house and the right near a church about one and a half miles therefrom. The Eleventh Corps joined the right of the Twelfth, with its right resting on Hunting Creek. The Fifth Corps extended from the left of Geary's division of the Twelfth Corps toward the United States Ford on the Rappahannock. Knap's and Hampton's batteries were posted at a point alx)ut two hundred and fifty yards in front and slightly to the left of the Chancellor house, commanding the approach by the Plank and Wilderness roads, and were supported by the Seventh Ohio and the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania In- fantry, who thus composed the extreme left of Geary's line, the remainder of the First Brigade forming on the right of the Plank road, the Second on the right of the First, the Third on the extreme right of the division. In accordance with his usual custom as a careful com- mander, no sooner had his division formed line than Gen- eral Geary ordered his pioneer corps to construct abatis by cutting down the brushwood and trees in front, and in ad- 232 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY dition barricaded the Plank road by placing large timbers across it. In this position, with strong pickets out, the command rested during the night, and General Hooker's expressed desire that not a moment be lost until his advance troops were established at Chancellorsville, where he was then in person and in command of the Second, Fifth, Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, had been realized. On May i, by 9 a. m., General Sickles reported the cross- ing of his Third Corps, which was then temporarily posted to strengthen and extend the right of the line, at and beyond the right of the Eleventh Corps. At II A. M. a general order was issued for an advance toward Fredericksburg, and after the troops had, with great effort, pushed out through the almost impenetrable thickets, a ^listance of a mile and a half, they were ordered back to their original position. By way of explanation of this movement it may be stated that in a message to his Chief of Staff, who had been left in charge of general headquarters near Fredericksburg, the Commanding General said : "ChanceIvIvOrsvii.lE, Va., May i, 1863. "Maj.-Gen. Buttereieed: "After having ordered an attack at 2 p. m., and most of the troops in position, I suspended the attack on the receipt of news from the other side of the river. "Hope the enemy will be emboldened to attack me. I did feel certain of success. If his communications are cut he must attack me. "I have a strong position. "Joseph Hooker, "Major-General." He also, at 6 p. m., instructed his corps commanders to set their pioneers to work in their front to make abatis and clearing for their artillery, and to keep them at work during the entire ni^-ht. BATTLE OF CIIANCELLORSVILLrE 233 At about 7.30 p. xM. there was supposed to have been a sudden advance of the enemy directly in front of Knap's and Hanipton's batteries, reinforced by two sections of Bruen's New York battery and a section of Battery F, Fourth U. S. Regulars, under Lieutenant Muhlenberi^-. which for a time caused the most spirited artilleiy and in- fantry firing by the batteries named, supported by the Sev- enth Ohio and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania. Captain Knap reported that some 300 rounds were fired. During this affair and while the Seventh Ohio was lying down in front of the guns, shots were fired so low by the Regulars as to kill Cheney of Company A and wound several others. This most lamentable carelessness on the part of the gun- ners caused great sorrow and indignation and nearly caused a riot. On the morning of ]\Iay 2 the men of the First Brigade were greatly surprised to see a column of rebel infantry ap- proaching on the Plank road, entirely oblivious of danger, until fired into by infantry and artillery. The following explanation is found in an extract from the official report of Brig.-Gen. Alfred Iverson, C. S. A. "Immediately after daylight on the morning of Alay 2 I was directed by General Rodes to relieve the brigade of General Ramseur, then posted in front and to the riglit of the Plank road leading into Chancellorsville. I passed the ix>int occupied by General Ramseur without perceiving it, owing to his being posted in dense woods and the courier who had been directed to show me the position not being on the spot where I expected to find him, and came in sight of the enemy about 400 yards distant, whom I mistook for General Ramseur's troops till they saluted me with a shower of Minie balls, followed by canister, wounding four or five men of the Twenty-third North Carolina troops. The bri- gade was moved by the right flank into the woods, and by the rear of column back to the position of General Ram- seur." The comrades present will readily recall the spirited duel 234 SEVENTH RKGIMUNT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY which also took place in the early morning of that date between a rebel battery which attempted to locate in an open space more than a mile distant but was greeted with such a warm reception by the expert gunners of Knap's battery, as to cause it to hurriedly move out of range. Captain Knap said : "On the morning of the 2d a battery was brought to bear on our flank, and four guns of Knap's were placed in posi- tion, which in about forty-five minutes succeeded in silencing the enemy, exploding two of his caissons and dis- mounting one of his pieces. Two hundred rounds were fired, and three men and three horses of Knap's wounded." Early on the morning of May 2d General Hooker rode the line, when he was greeted most enthusiastically by his troops, and upon his return to the Chancellorsville house the following order was issued : "Chanceli^orsvillE, Va., May 2, 1863 — 9.30 a. m. "Major-Generals Howard and Slocum : "I am directed by the Major-General commanding to say that the disposition you have made of your corps has been with a view to a front attack by the enemy. If he should throw himself upon your flank, he wishes you to examine the ground and determine upon the positions you would take in that event, in order that you may be prepared for him in whatever direction he advances. He suggests that you have heavy reserves well in hand to meet this contingency. The right of your line does not appear to be strong enough. No artificial defenses worth naming have been thrown up, and there appears to be a scarcity of troops at that point, and not, in the General's opinion, as favorably posted as might be. We have good reason to suppose that the enemy is moving to our right. Please advance your pickets for purposes of observation as far as may be safe, in order to obtain timely information of their approach. "J. H. Van Aean, "Brigadier-General and Aide-de-Camp." BATTLK OF CIIANCKLLORSVIIXK 235 With such a correct and coiiiprohciisive view of the situ- ation on tlie right of his hue at that early hour, without ex- planation it seems utterly impossihle that within a few hours Stonewall Jackson could appear unheralded with 25,000 men and without any semhlance of serious opposition sweep every vestige of the right of Hooker's line from the field. I'.ut to go back a little. As early as April it. in a message from General Hooker to President Lincoln, he said in reference to this Chancellorsville movement : "I am apprehensive that the enemy will retire from before me the moment I should succeed in crossing the river, and over the shortest line to Richmond, and thus escape being seriously crippled. I hope however that when the cavalry have established themselves on the line between him and Richmond, they will be able to hold him and check his re- treat till I can fall on his rear, or if not that, I will compel him to fall back by the way of Culpeper and Gordonsville, over a longer line than my own, with his supplies cut off." So here we find General Hooker, with all his experience in fighting the troops under General Lee and Stonewall Jackson, on the Peninsula, under General Pope, and at Antietam and Fredericksburg, stating to his chief he feared that as soon as he crossed the Rappahannock they would in- gloriously fly the field and hasten to Richmond, without stopping to measure swords with him, unless his little hand- ful of cavalry could head them off and hold them up until he could '*fall upon their rear." It therefore appears that wlicn in the afternoon of May 2 the troops in Sickles's cor]xs ( which had been brought up from the extreme right and placed between the Eleventh and Twelfth corps) discovered the enemy in the distance crossing their front in the direction of Culjjeper, this hal- lucination of the Commanding General took possession of other prominent officers until it was noised about, and by some believed, that the enemy was in full retreat. Nor was this all ; with the consent of General Hooker, General Sickles with the Third Corps, supported by \\ u- 236 seve;nth regiment ohio voeunteer infantry liams's division of the Twelfth, and Barlow's brigade (the only reserve which General Howard had) of the Eleventh Corps, moved out of line toward the supposed retreating foe and were in that position at about 6 p. m., when Stonewall Jackson, having during the day passed his command from the Plank road to the left front of Chancellorsville, to and beyond the extreme right of the Eleventh Corps, bore down upon the thin and unsupported line, like an avalanche, where blind panic and great confusion reigned supreme. Officers were hastily sent to recall Generals Sickles, Williams, and Barlow, who were so much needed to stem the tide of bat- tle going against the Union forces, but of little avail that night, as the enemy virtually had their own way until Stone- wall Jackson was wounded at about 9 p. m. At about 5 p. M. of the 2d, when General Williams moved out of line in support of General Sickles, General Slocum directed General Geary to advance his division and feel the enemy. General Geary said : "I was ordered by the Gen- eral Commanding to move out on the Plank road with a por- tion of the command, for the purpose of cutting off the train of the enemy, who was supposed to be retreating toward Gordonsville." The Seventh Ohio and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiments moved out along the Plank road, where they found the enemy in force, and while advancing to the attack were fired into by troops in their rear, it was believed, with fatal effect, to members of the Seventh, who were on the right of the Plank road. Orders were sent for these regiments to fall back, but failing to reach them, they held on hotly engaged until their ammunition became exhausted. That night, when the en- tire force which had been occupying the Eleventh Corps line had been swept away and rapidly pursued some miles by Stonewall Jackson's noisy and defiant fighters, Geary's di- vision was sorely tried by the fleeing host, who in many in- stances plunged through their line of battle regardless of en- treaty or command. At early dawn on the 3d Stonewall Jackson's troops, then marshaled under that famous cavalry commander. Gen. J. BATTI.K or ClIANClvLLORSVILLK 237 II. B. Stuart, made prompt and vigorous attack upon the Third Corps and Wilhams's division of the Twelfth Corps, now Hned up on the right, and were most successfully helcl at bay until about 8.30 a. m., when, having exhausted their ammunition and no response having been made to their urgent calls for both ammunition and reinforcements, they reluctantly yielded the field and took position near the Chancellor house. Geary's division, still holding its line from the Chancellor house to the right, had been hotly en- gaged, holding its own, but when that sturdy fighter Gen- eral Williams with his gallant men retired, with loud shouts the enemy came bearing down, to close the contest. Gen- eral Geary said : "About 8 o'clock the division was in the trenches, ex- posed to a terribly raking and enfilading fire from the enemy, who had succeeded in turning the right flank of the army, leaving us exposed to the full fury of his artillery, while at the same time attacks were made upon us in front and flank by his infantry. "Thus hemmed in. and apparently in danger of being cut off. I obeyed an order to retire and form my command at right angles with the former line of battle, the right rest- ing at or near the brick house, the headquarters of General Hooker. "While in the execution of this order, and having with- drawn the command and in the act of forming my new front, General Hooker came up and in person directed me to resume my original position and hold it at all hazards. "I accordingly advanced again into the trenches with the h^irst Brigade. Greene's and Kane's having, in the confusion of the moment and conflict of orders, become separated from the command and retired to a line of defense in a woods to the north of the Chancellor house. Upon regaining the breastworks I found that the Sixtieth and One Hundred and Second New York Volunteers, of Greene's brigade, had l)een left behind when the command had retired, and were now hotly engaged with the enemy, who were attempting breaches throughout the whole length of my line, and in 238 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY many places actually occupied it. These two regiments had captured some thirty prisoners and a battle-flag of the enemy, the One Hundred and Second having captured that of the Twelfth Georgia. "Our men here, after a fierce struggle, took a number of prisoners, who had advanced into our works under the im- pression that we had abandoned them. "The fire upon our lines was now of the most terrific character I ever remember to have witnessed. Knap's and Hampton's batteries had been ordered to take part in the en- gagement in another part of the field. Two brigades of my command were separated from me, and, had I even known their locality, could not hope to have them reach my posi- tion. I was thus left with but Candy's brigade and two regiments of Greene's, and Lieutenant Muhlenberg with two sections of Bruen's battery and one of Best's. Against this comparatively small body the whole fury and force of the enemy's fire seemed to be concentrated. Three of his batteries engaged Lieutenant Muhlenberg in direct fire at about one mile range. A heavy battery completely enfi- laded our works from the right ; while one in front played upon us at short range with destructive effect, and under cover of these guns the infantry, becoming emboldened by the near approach of what seemed to them our utter and total annihilation, charged upon us repeatedly and were as often repulsed. "At this stage of the action the enemy suffered severely at our hands. "Candy's brigade seemed animated by a desire to contest single-handed the possession of the field, and before the deadly aim of our rifles rank after rank of the rebel in- fantry went down, never to rise again. "This brigade had been in many well-fought actions, and their coolness and courage were conspicuous on this occa- sion, and told with fearful effect on the rebel lines. When the order was given by me to retire by the left flank, the movement was executed in excellent order, and even at that time the parting volleys of this brigade were given with an BATTLK ()!• ClIANCELrLORSVIUvK 239 earnestness of will and purpose that showed their deter- mination to avenge the death of their comrades if they could not avert the issue of the day ; but the odds against us were too fearful to render the contest one of long dura- tion, and. finally, after suffering very severe loss, and find- ing the enemy almost entirely enveloping my front, right, and rear, the order of General Slocum to retire was obeyed in a soldierly and masterly manner." No better illustration of the condition of affairs upon that part of the field can be given than that shown in Gen- eral Gear\''s report, wherein lie admits having left two regi- ments to their fate when his division first retired, and then lost two brigades out of three, without knowing whither they had gone. Pandemonium and wild panic reigned su- preme and the wonder is that any of Candy's brigade and the two New York regiments escaped utter annihilation and capture. While in the midst of all this seething fire of battle. Colonel Candy paid the Seventh Ohio a high com- pliment. \\'ishing to retire his brigade gradually and in good order, he said : "I immediately placed the Seventh Ohio in position to support the remainder of the brigade, and cover them until such time as they could reform, which was done gallantly." The withdrawal of the Seventh from the trenches and placing it in the open where it was to not only stand fast but do all it could to hold back the enemy then advancing in many directions, was indeed a crucial test, but their brigade commander said that this "was done gallantly." Colonel Creighton's official report of this battle is as fol- lows : "Headqu.artkrs. Skvkntii Rkct. Ohio Voluntkers, "Near Aquia Landing. Va., May 9th. 1863. "CoL. Ctias. Candy, "Comdg. ist Brig.. 2d Div.. 12th A. C. "Colonel : I have the honor to submit the following re- port of the part taken by the Seventh Regiment O. V. I.. 240 seve;nth regiment ohio voeunteer ineantry in the late engagement at Chancellorsville, Va. The regi- ment arrived at Chancellorsville Thursday p. m., April 30, and camped for the night on the road leading southeast from Chancellorsville to the south of Fredericksburg Plank- road. Friday, the ist inst., the regiment was unemployed until II A. M. when it advanced with the brigade out on the south and east roads and formed part of the sec- ond line of battle in the open wood'-lot facing southeast. From this point it moved east with the brigade through the woods about half a mile, remaining there until or- dered back. It leturned to camp about 4 p. m. and in a short time was ordered farther back and formed the second line of battle facing south at the edge of the wood directly south of the large brick house called the Chancellorsville place. Just before dark the regiment was ordered by Gen- eral Geary to move to the left to support Knap's Pennsyl- vania battery against an attack coming from the woods bordering on the southeast road. At this point, while ly- ing on the ground, one man was killed and two severely wounded from Company A, by the carelessness of Battery F, Fourth U. S. Artillery, which was in our rear. The regiment remained near this point during the night and forenoon of the following day, the 2d inst., supporting Knap's battery, but was not actively engaged. "About noon of this day we were ordered to move out on each side of the woods leading southeast to support skir- mishers from the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. and to clear the woods of the enemy's skirmishers and sharpshooters. * * * During the early part of this en- gagement some of the regiments in our rear, believed to be from General Kane's brigade, commenced firing over us and to our right and left, supposing that we were outflanked, and thereby creating some confusion, but which was soon remedied. On the right wing several men were believed to have been killed by this fire. The Twenty-eighth Pennsyl- vania skirmishers soon fell back and our regiment took the advance, moving steadily forward on both sides of the road, with flankers out, and driving the enemy back and holding BATTLK OF CHANCKlvW)RSVIIvLU 24 1 Iiini for two hours. W'c then retired without eonfusion, and when clear of the woods halted until ordered back to the entrenchments. During this engagement the loss in the left wing was very slight, a few being wounded only, but the right wing lost severely considering the nature of the en- gagements. After arriving at camp the regiment again formed part of the second line of battle in its old position at the edge of the woods opposite the brick house, and re- mained there during the night. At daylight, Sunday morn- ing. May 3, we were ordered to the left of Best's battery, situated at the left of the old rifle-pit, which is south of the Fredericksburg road, and remained there until 8 o'clock. At this time the regiment was sent to occupy the rifle-pit and remained in it wdiile the troops were falling back across the cleared field south of the Plank road. It then left the pit, formed under the fire of the batteries at the west end of the field, and moved back to the left and rear of Best's bat- tery and lay there while the brigade occupied the breast- works and wood opposite the brick house. During all this time the regiment was under a severe fire from both front and rear, and a portion of the time receiving also musketry fire of the enemy with whom the brigade was engaged. The brigade finally being forced from the w'oods, passed over the regiment and formed in its rear, and the order was then given to advance and if possible clear the w^oods. The order was ol^eyed w^ith alacrity, and the Seventh Ohio led the w-ay, supported by the other regiments to the left and rear and driving back the enemy for a considerable distance, until seeing no support for the brigade it fell back to the left of the battery again, lying down in the road until the shell- ing became too heavy. At about 1 1 o'clock a. m. the regi- ment and the brigade withdrew across the cleared field east of the brick house, turning through the woods on the north side of the road and losing a number of men from the enemy's guns shelling the woods as we retired, .\bout two 16 242 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY miles from the battlefield on the road to the U. S. Ford, the regiment was halted and rested some time in the afternoon, when it moved up the road a mile. Here it remained until II o'clock at night, when it was ordered back down the road, where it occupied a rifle-pit on the left of the line and about one-half mile from the river. It remained here through the night and until 4 p. m. of Monday the 4th inst., when it was relieved by the Fifth Ohio, and ordered to move by a circuit to the left, where it encamped for the night in the ravine near the river. During the afternoon of the 5th inst. it was employed in the entrenchments on the left until dark. At half past ten o'clock Tuesday night the order to be ready to move was received, but the regiment did not leave its position until twenty minutes before four Wednesday morning, the 6th inst. At a quarter before five the same morning it crossed the pontoon at U. S. Ford to the north side of the Rappahannock and arrived at its old camp near Aquia Landing, Va., early Thursday afternoon, the 7th inst. "I cannot close this report without mentioning the offi- cers under my command. Lieut. -Col. O. J. Crane, Capt. Samuel McClelland (the bravest of the brave). Captains Kreiger and Wilcox, Adjutant Lockwood. Lieutenants Clark, Howe, Braden, McKay, Spencer, Bohm, Dean, and Cryne, all exhibited the most daring bravery, obeying every order promptly. The same can be said of privates as well as officers ; not a man wavered, but all performed their du- ties bravely. "I remain. Colonel, very respectfully your obedient ser- vant, "WiEUAM R. CrEighton, ''Col. Comdg. Seventh Ohio." The Rebellion Records accredit the Seventh Ohio with the capture of a flag at the battle of Chancellorsville, as shown by the following : HATTLK ()!• CIlANClXUORSVILlvK 243 "HivAUQUARTKRS, ArMY OF THE PoTOMAC. "Camp near Fal,mouth, Va., June i, 1863. "Circular, "l^ut five only of the fifteen colors captured during the recent battles have been received, to wit, those taken by the Forty-ninth, Seventy-seventh, and One Hundred and Sec- (ind New York, the One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsyl- vania, and the Seventh Ohio Regiments. Corps and other independent commanders will forward forthwith to these headquarters any flags captured by their respective com- mands not already sent in. "By command of Maj.-Gen. Hooker. "S. Williams, "Assistant Adjutant-General." (Series i. Vol. XXV, Part 11, Correspondence, etc.. Re- hellion Official Records.) On the night of May 3 Geary's division formed along the new line of battle back toward the Rappahaimock. where it remained without further incident until the morning of the 6th, when it crossed the river at the U. S. Ford, and on the /th again encamped near Aquia Creek, where it was before the battle. General Hooker's losses in the Chancellorsville campaign are placed at 17.287, while those of General Lee were 10,- 281. The loss in the Seventh Ohio is given in the Official Records as 16 killed, 62 wounded, and 21 missing; total, 99. Its loss in killed and wounded exceeded that of any other regiment in the First Brigade, and was only excelled by one regiment in the division.* INCIDENTS OE THE BATTLE OE CHANCELLORSVILLE. While the Seventh Ohio was at Dumfries. Scrgt. Wil- lard P. Tisdcl of Company D obtained a furlough and vis- ited his relatives and friends in Painesville, Ohio, but when *See Casualty List, p. 642. 244 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY he returned the Chancellorsville campaign was on, with his regiment south of the Rappahannock, and its exact location not definitely known at Aquia Creek, where he could with every propriety have remained in safety ; but disdaining to do so while his comrades were exposed to danger, he ob- tained permission to go to the front and joined them while in line of battle near the Chancellor house. His appear- ance and jovial and breezy greeting caused a shout to go up, while he proceeded to distribute the small packages, letters, and verbal messages he had brought with him. This manly exhibition of true courage and high sense of duty won for Sergeant Tisdel the soldierly regard and re- spect of all his associates. That night, however, he ap- peared in something of a comical role. When the Eleventh Corps had passed to a place of safety and Stonewall Jack- son had been placed hors dc combat and matters had quieted down for the night, a few men at a time were permitted to go to the rear, where fires would not draw the shots of the enemy, to make coffee, and among them Sergeant Tisdel. Stepping back some distance he came near a cheerful and inviting camp-fire, and at once proceeded to hold his little coffee pail over the flames, but had not been long thus en- gaged when a somewhat distinguished individual ap- proached and said, "Who you vos ?" Now in those days if Sergeant Tisdel lacked anything, it was not a spirit of inde- pendence and assurance, so he promptly replied, "I am Ser- geant Tisdel, of the Seventh Ohio Infantry." The other party observed him for a moment, until the little coffee pail began to simmer, and then drawing himself up to fullest regulation height, he said in tones of suppressed emotion, "Veil, Sergeant Tisdel of der Sevent Ohio, I vos Prigadier- Sheneral Von Steinwehr of der Eleventh Corps, und I nitz vont you to make coffee mit my headquatters." At this positive and emphatic announcement, notwithstanding his independence, Sergeant Tisdel deemed it expedient to heed the Generars remonstrance, and at once proceeded to find a camp-fire where a more democratic spirit prevailed, where he finished the preparation of his frugal meal ; but was not BATTl^r: 01^ CITANCKLLORSVILI.K 245 long in telling of this occurrence, and expressing his private opinion of brigadier-generals, and this one in particular, when he rejoined the company. ordkrs for tiik ciiancelu)rsviivive campaign. "Camp near Falmouth, Va., "April 13, 1863. "Circular. "The Major-General Commanding directs that your com- mand have packed in their knapsacks, by to-morrow night, five days' rations of hard bread, coffee, sugar, and salt. "That you have in readiness, so that it may be issued and cooked at short notice, three days' rations of pork or bacon, with hard bread, coft'ce. and sugar, to be placed in the hav- ersacks. "That your command have drawn and ready for move- ment, five days' fresh beef on the hoof, making complete eight days' rations to be carried with the troops. "That each officer, by the use of his servant and his hav- ersack, provide himself with eight days' rations. "That the small-arm ammunition to be carried will be 150 rounds, 60 rounds on the person, the full complement of the pack-train, and the balance to be in the train, ready to start first when the trains move. "The supply-trains will be in readiness for such move- ments as may be ordered. Each teamster must have with him the forage for his own team. The batteries will carry eight days' subsistence for the troops and their full capacity of forage, at least six days' grain, as much as possible on the guns. "The general hospital for those unable to move will be designated by the medical director, who will give all the necessary directions in the premises. "The surplus clothing of the troops, beyond the extra shirt, pair of socks and drawers, should be stored under the supervision of the Quartermaster's department. 246 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY "Corps commanders will require evei"y serviceable man to march with the column. "By command of Maj.-Gen. Hooker. "S. WiEIvIAMS, "Assistant Adjutant-General." THE ONEY REPORT GENERAL HOOKER EVER MADE OE THE BATTLE OE CHANCEELORSVILEE. "(1.15 P. M. by Orderly to United States Ford; thence by telegraph.) "Headquarters, Army oe the Potomac, "May 3, 1863—3.30 p. M. "His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, "President of the United States : "We have had a desperate fight yesterday and to-day, which has resulted in no success to us, having lost a position of two lines, which had been selected for our defense. It is now 1.30 o'clock, and there is still some firing of artillery. "We may have another turn at it this p. m. I do not despair of success. If Sedgwick could have gotten up, there could have been but one result. As it is impossible for me to know the exact position of Sedgwick as regards his abil- ity to advance and take part in the engagement, I cannot tell when it will end. We will endeavor to do our best. My troops are in good spirits. We have fought desperately to- day. "No general ever commanded a more devoted army. "Joseph Hooker, "Major-General." general r. E. lee's initial report oe the battle oe chancellorsville. "MiLEORD, May 3, 1863. "President Davis: "Yesterday General Jackson, with three of his divisions. penetrated to the rear of the enemy, and drove him from all 1 BATTLE 01? CIIANCElvLORSVILLE 247 his positions from the Wilderness to within one mile of Chancellorsville. He was engaged at the same time in front by two of Longstreet's divisions. This morning the battle was renewed. He was dislodged from all his positions around Chancellorsville. and driven back toward the Rap- pahannock, over which he is now retreating. Many prison- ers were taken, and the enemy's loss in killed and wounded large. "We iiave again to thank Almighty God for a great vic- tor}-. "I regret to state that General Paxton was killed, Gen- eral Jackson severely wounded, and Generals Heth and A. P. Hill slightly wounded. "R. E. Lke, ^^ "General Commanding." The following is self-explanatory: "HEADQUARTERS, ArMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, "May 3. 1863. "Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, "Commanding Corps. "General : 1 have just received your note informing me that you were wounded. "I cannot express my regret at the occurrence. "Could T have directed events, 1 sIkjuIcI have chosen for the good of the country, to be disabled in your stead. I congratulate you upon the victory which is due to your skill and energy. "Very respectfully, "R. E. Lee, "General." On May 11. 1S63, in a message to General vStuart, Gen- eral Lee said : "I regret to inform you that the great and good Jackson is no more. He died yesterday at 3.15 p. m. of pneumonia : calm, serene, and happy. May his spirit pervade our whole armv : Our countrv will theti be secure. "R. K. Lee. "General." CHAPTER XXVII. THE ge;ttysburg campaign. After the battle of Chancellorsville, until June 13, the Seventh Ohio remained in camp near Aquia Creek perform- ing light duty, the most important occurrence having taken place on the 6th, when again paid off. The usual camp rumors as to the probable movements of the enemy prevailed until June 3, when the following com- munication came to General Hooker's headquarters : "Washington, D. C, June i, 1863. "Geni^rai, Plkasonton. "Dear Sir: There is one thing that looks very apparent to me, and that is, that this movement of General Lee's is not intended to menace Washington, but to try his hand again toward Maryland, or to call off your attention while General Stuart goes there. I have every reason for believ- ing that Stuart is on his way toward Maryland. I do not positively know it, but there is the best of reasons for be- lieving it. "Very respectfully, "G. S. Smith." So much credence was attached to this statement that the Commanding General as late as 10.15 p. m. of June 3 issued orders to his entire command to be prepared with rations and ammunition to move at a moment's notice, which was well, as this was in fact the date upon which Gen. Robert E. Lee began to withdraw his troops from about Fredericks- burg and set the Army of Northern Virginia in motion for the Gettysburg campaign. This was detected in his evac- uated camps the next morning, when General Hooker or- dered pontoon bridges thrown across the Rappahannock be- low Fredericksburg and crossed a part of the Sixth Corps THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN 249 under General Sedgwick, to make a demonstration, but found the enemy in such force as to cause him to withhold aggressive action. On June 5, 1863, 11.30 a. m., General Hooker in a mes- sage to President Lincoln in reference to the probable in- tention of General Lee to cross the upper Potomac, or throw his army between the Army of the Potomac and Washing- ton, said in part : "After giving the subject my best reflection, I am of the opinion that it is my duty to pitch into his rear, although in so doing the head of his column may reach Warrenton be- fore I can return. Will it be within the spirit of my in- structions to do so ?" To this he received the following characteristic reply : "Washington, June 5, 1863 — 4 p. m. "Maj.-Gen. Hooker : Yours of to-day was received an hour ago. So much of professional .skill is requisite to an- swer it, that I have tumed the task over to General Halleck. He promises to perform it with his utmost care. I have but one idea which I think worth suggesting to you, and that is, in case you find Lee coming to the north of the Rappahan- nock, I would by no means cross to the south of it. If he should leave a rear force at Fredericksburg, tempting you to fall upon it, it would fight you in entrenchments and have you at disadvantage, and so, man for man, worst you at that point, while his main force would in some way be get- ting an advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river. like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other. "If Lee would come to my side of the river, I would keep on the same side, and fight him or act on the defense, ac- cording as my estimate of his strength relatively to my own. 250 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY "But these are mere suggestions, which I desire to be controlled by the judgment of yourself and General Halleck. "A. L1NC01.N." On the 9th, with a view to securing information as to the designs of General Lee, General Pleasonton, then in com- mand of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac, crossed the Rappahannock at Kelly's and Beverly Fords with his cavalry, supported by some 2,500 picked infantry, and mov- ing in the direction of Culpeper, engaged the enemy's cav- alry under Gen. J. E. B. Stuart about Brandy Station, Ste- vensburg, and Fleetwood, in one of the most memorable cavalry contests of the war. The battle lasted nearly the whole day, and although forced back across the river, with his dead and severely wounded left in the hands of the enemy. General Pleasonton captured despatches which clearly indicated plans for a Northern invasion, and to this extent, at least, he was successful. On the loth General Ewell left Culpeper with his corps, for the Shenandoah Valley, via Front Royal, to be followed later on by Eongstreet and Hill, while on the nth General Hooker strongly picketed the Rappahannock as far up as Beverly's Ford with infantry, while his cavalry kept a sharp lookout beyond. On the 13th a part of Ewell's corps invested Winchester and the last of Hill's corps left Fredericksburg, while Gen- eral Hooker, maneuvering to protect Washington, ordered the First, Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Corps to move toward Manassas, and the Second, Sixth and Twelfth to Dumfries. The Seventh Ohio left camp on the 13th at 8 p. m., and after an all-night march reached Dumfries early the next morning and remained during the day. Getting off veiy early on the morning of the 15th, the corps marched to Fair- fax Court House, a long, hot, and exhaustive march, as was shown by the death of fifteen men of Geary's division alone, having died along the road from fatigue and sunstroke. Rested on the i6th. On the 17th the Twelfth Corps marched to Dranesville. TIIK r.KTTVSBURG CAMPAIGN 2$ I Also on June 17th Genenil Pleasonton successfully engaged the enemy's cavalry under Gen. Fitzhugli Lee at Aldie. and Capt. William R. Sterling of Company I, Seventh Ohio, then on staflf duty at General Hooker's headquarters at Fairfax Court House, with a Cajjtain Fisher of the Signal Corps, and an orderly, were sent with despatches to General Pleasonton. hut were captured while en route, by Mosby's guerrillas. It is said that when they learned into whose liands they had fallen Captain Sterling .said : "W'e have laughed so much at our men for being gob- bled up by Mosby, that we cannot help laughing at being caught ourselves." The following report ir, self-explanatory: "Headquarters Picket Reserve, "June 18, 1863 — 12 M. "Lieut. Joiix M. Clark, .\cting Assistant Adjutant-Gen- eral. "Lieutenant : In accordance with directions from the commanding officer of the brigade. I report the facts in re- gard to the capture of Maj. William R. Sterling and Cap- tain Fisher, as related to me by the ])coplc of the house where they were taken. Major Sterling and Captain Fisher were on their way to communicate with General Pleasonton, when they halted at the residence of Mr. Almond Birch for suj)per and to in(|uire how far it was to .\ldie. 1 laving fin- ished their supper, they started for their horses, which were left with their orderly at the yard gate. The horses and orderly had been removed, and before Major Sterling and Captain Fisher had reached the gate, 10 or 12 cavalrymen seized them, and hurriedly mounted them and lx)re them ofT. This took place last evening at 10 o'clock about 400 yards from the picket outpost, at the house of Mr. I>irch on the Little River turnpike. Mr. liirch and family arc from Clifton Park. Saratoga County, N. Y. They are L^nion people, known to some of the officers of our regiment. I am satisfied that these people had no complicity with this 252 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOL,UNTEER INEANTRY affair, and had no knowledge of the enemy being anywhere near their house. "The capture of these officers appears to have been as unexpected to the enemy as it was to the officers captured, since the enemy was unaware of our forces being so near. "I also report that I have reestablished the picket line, in some respects, since coming on duty this morning, so as among other points to include the house of Mr. Birch. "All is quiet upon the line. "I am most respectfully, your obedient servant, "James C. Rice, "Colonel, Commanding Outposts." On the 1 8th the command reached Leesburg. As early as June 15 a part of Ewell's infantry crossed the Potomac at Williamsport, while his cavalry were as far north as Chambersburg. It was about this time that President Lin- coln said to General Hooker: "If the head of Lee's army is at Martinsburg and the tail of it on the Plank road between Fredericksburg and Chan- cellorsville, the animal must be very thin somewhere. Could you not break him?" On the 19th the Twelfth Corps was ordered out to wit- ness the execution of three soldiers who had been tried by military court martial, convicted, and sentenced to be shot to death, by musketry, for desertion, and then marched past their lifeless bodies, in order that the enormity of their crime might be more emphatically and indelibly stamped upon our minds and consciences. On June 24 Longstreet and Hill crossed the Potomac at Shepherdstown and Williamsport, and reached Chambers- burg on the 27th. On the 26th the Twelfth Corps crossed the Potomac at Edward's Ferry. The Seventh marched through Pooles- ville to the Monocacy; on the 27th by Point of Rocks to Petersville, and on the 28th to near Frederick City. As the regiment filed off the pike into a field to bivouac for the THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN 253 ni.«;ht. Colonel Creighton announced t(^ his men that Maj.- Gen. Josci)h Hooker had been relieved of the C(^mniand of tiie Army of the Potomac, and had been succeeded by Maj.- Gen. George Gordon Meade, which to many suggested that this was like swapping horses while crossing a river. On the 29th the Twelfth Corps moved through Frederick, Walkcrsville, Woodsboro. and Bruceville. toward Taney- town. and passed that point the next day. reaching Littles- town that afternoon while J. E. B. Stuart's raiders were hurrying by on the road to York. On July I. under instructions from the Commanding General, General Slocum moved his corps from Littlestown to Two Taverns, there to await further orders, and was at this point about i o'clock when informed by a civilian pass- ing that way that a battle was in progress beyond Gettys- burg. Major Guindon, of his stafY, with an escort of mounted orderlies, was sent to ascertain the truth of the story, but before he returned a message from General How- ard confirmed the report, when orders were given to push forward. General Geary having the advance reached Ceme- tery Hill in person by 4 p. m., when he was ordered by Gen- eral Hancock to take position on the extreme left, to the right of and near Little Round Top. and General Geary states this movement was consummated at 5 p. m., and that night Little Round Top was occupied by the Fifth Ohio and One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania of Can- dy's brigade while the other regiments bivouacked near by. Early on the morning of the 2d Geary's division was re- lieved by Birney's division of the Third Corps, and crossing to the right, went into position on Gulp's Hill, where sub- stantial breastworks were constructed during the day. .\t 6 p. M. the Twelfth Corps, excepting Greene's brigade, was ordered to the left to assist in the repulse of Longstreet's corps, which had made successful aggressive battle against all the troops on that part of the line. Here General Geary mistook direction and moved back along th.c Baltimore jiike across Rock Creek, where he remained until after midnight, when ordered to return to his former position, which had been occupied and was then held by the enemy. 254 SEVENTH regime;nt OHIO voi.untee;r infantry At early dawn the battle opened strong, about Gulp's Hill, and did not end until well on to ii o'clock a. m., when the Twelfth Corps was again in full possession of its original line. That afternoon the attack of the troops under General Longstreet, in what is known as "Pickett's charge," was made against the center of the Union line, where after des- perate fighting the enemy was repulsed with heavy loss and the battle of Gettysburg had ended. It is said that upon no part of the field were more men killed than about Gulp's Hill, where repeated charges were made, and repulsed by Geary's division and others engaged there. On July 4, 1863, by mutual consent the whole day was given to the burial of the dead and care of the wounded, while on the 5th it was learned that the x\rmy of Northern Virgina had retreated. General Longstreet said : "The armies rested on the Fourth of July, one under the bright laurels secured by brave work of the day before, but in profound sorrow over the silent forms of the host of comrades who had fallen during those three fateful days, whose blood bathed the thirsty fields of Gettysburg, made classic by the most stupendous clash of conflict of that long and sanguinary war ; while gentle rain came to mellow the sod that marked the honored rest of friend and foe: the other with broken spirits turned from fallen comrades to find safety away from the fields that had been so promising. "The Union forces had cast their lines on grounds too strong for lead and steel, and, exhausted alike of aggres- sive force and means of protracted defense, there was nothing left for the vanquished but to march for distant homeward lines." "Headquarters, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., "July 6, 1863. "Lieut. A. H. W. Creigh, "A, A. A. General ist Brigade, 2d Division. 12th A. C. "Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN 255 of the part taken by the Seventh Ohio Volnnteers in the cn[;as;cinent of July 2 and 3. 1863. near Gettysburg, Pa. On Tliursday morning-, July 2, we were encamped on the left side of the Gettysburg and Taneytown pike. At 6 o'clock A. M. we received marching orders, and at 6.30 niovetl out in line, changing our position on the hill at the right of the road. In obedience to your orders I sent for- ward Company H. under command of Capt. Samuel Mc- Clelland, to picket our front. They were posted along the stream which runs through the hollow at our left and re- mained there until 6 o'clock p. m., when they rejoined my regiment. At this time the 'fall in' was sounded and my regiment, in company with the remainder of the brigade, moved by the right t^ank to the right and rear of the posi- tion which we had held during the former part of the day. I formed my regiment in the open field in the rear of the stone wall at the left of and near the turnpike. At this place I allowed my men to sleep, having their arms and accoutermcnts in perfect readiness to fall in at any moment. My regiment had not during any part of the day been ex- posed to musketry fire, but for some time in the afternoon we were exposed to quite a brisk fire of artillery, although not suffering any serious loss from it. At half past 11 p. M.. July 2, I was ordered to form my commancl. It was then moved under your directions out on to the pike and advancing toward Gettysburg, but turned from the pike to our right at the same place which we had in the morning when first advancing. My line was formed in the hollow at the right and in the rear of General Greene's brigade. .\t this place we received a volley of musketry from the ene- my's guns, wounding one man from Company I. In a few moments we were ordered to move by the right Hank back to the open field, forming our line in the rear of a stone wall which runs parallel with the road leading to the pike. In a few moments, by order of General Geary, T moved my com- mand over the wall into the road, throwing out to the front twenty men under charge of Sergeant Stratton to act as skirmishers. At this place Sergeant Stratton received a 256 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY | severe if not a mortal wound.* Soon after daylight on the morning of the 3d, in compliance with your order, I drew in my skirmishers, and in a few moments moved my regi- ment by the left flank back near the position which we oc- cupied the morning previous. When in the edge of the woods, I formed my command in line of battle, and in com- pliance with orders I moved forward 'double-quick' and re- lieved the Sixtieth New York Volunteers. My regiment remained in the entrenchments until near 8 o'clock, when it was relieved by the Sixtieth New York Volunteers. When relieved I formed my regiment in the rear of the breast- works, remaining until 9.30 o'clock, when I was again or- dered forward to relieve a regiment. I was not again re- lieved until 9.30 p. M., having been under fire of musketry most of the day. When relieved I again formed my line in the hollow and remained there until 1.30 a. m. on the morning of July 4th, when my command was again ordered forward to the entrenchments, which position we held until the brigade moved out on the pike preparatory to returning to Littlestown. About 11 o'clock on July 3, I observed a white flag thrown out from the rocks in front of our en- trenchments and immediately ordered my men to cease fir- ing, when 78 men of the enemy advanced and surrendered, including three captains, two first lieutenants and two sec- ond lieutenants. At the time the white flag was raised a mounted officer, rebel, Maj. B. W. Leigh, General Edward Johnson's chief of staff, was seen to come forward and en- deavor to stop the surrender, when he was fired upon by my men and immediately killed.f Early in the morning of July *A bullet tore an eye from its socket, but Sergeant Stratton re- covered, rejoined his company, reenlisted as a veteran, and was killed in battle May 25, 1864, at New Hope Church, Georgia. fMajor Benjamin Watkins Leigh not only had the reputation of being one of the bravest and most fearless officers in Stonewall Jackson's command, but it is stated that at the battle of Chancellorsville, on May 2, 1863, when his chief was severely wounded and yet in the immediate presence of the Union forces, he used his own body as a shield to pro- tect him from further harm. That he died gloriously in the battle I TIIK GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN 257 [ Corpl. John Pollock of Company H. of my regiment, ad- anced over the entrenchments and captured the rebel flag )cli>nging to the Fourth Virginia Regiment, Infantry, vhich, in compliance with orders received, was delivered to 'Our headquarters. I went into the action with 265 enlisted nen. and came out with 247, losing i man killed and 17 v'oundcd.* "I feel it my duty to mention the officers and men under ny command, but when each and every man went forward o the contest without any exceptions whatever, I will nerely say that every officer and man performed his duty nan fully, every order being obeyed promptly. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "WiLUAM R. Crkigiiton, "Colonel Commanding Regiment." The Seventh Ohio had the honor of being selected to cout our front in search of the enemy, as indicated by the ollowing report : "Camp near Gettysburg, "July 5, 1863— II A. M. "General Geary : I have the honor to report that, in lursuance of your order, I have this morning, with the 5evcnth Ohio Volunteers, under Colonel Crefghton. recon- loitered the countr\' and roads for 2^ miles from the town n the directions of Hanover. Oxford, and Hunlerstown. I )rocecded as far toward Oxford as a house which the ene- ny's picket retired from early this morning, when I received -our order to return to camp. I found citi^^ens on the roads vho had come this morning from Oxford and Ilunters- own. "They report no enemy in sight along cither of the roads. Hie general impression among the inhabitants in that vicin- ront at Gulp's Hill on July 3, 1863, is shown by Colonel Creighton's 'fficial report. *See Casualty List, p. 645. 17 258 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY ity is that Lee's army has moved off by the Chambersburg route. "His cavalry rearguard left a house on the Hanover turnpike, i^ miles from Gettysburg, at 9 a. m., yesterday, after removing all their wounded who could be moved on horses and in ambulances. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "W. T. Forbes, "Acting Assistant Inspector-General." A EORCED MARCH TO THE BATTEEEIEED. "As we hurried along, the booming of cannon, at first scarcely heard, gradually became more distinct. Quicken- ing our pace we pushed on through clouds of thick dust I which continually rolled back, enveloped and almost choked us, while the terrible rays of the sun seemed momentarily to grow more intense. Soon strong men began to stagger from the ranks and fall fainting by the wayside, but our pace was not slackened. Louder and fiercer boomed the yet distant guns, and 'Forward, men; forward!' shouted the officers. Every piece of woods we passed through was left almost filled with gasping, prostrate men ; and all along the road, with no one to care for them, lay the dying, and in not a few instances the dead, who had fallen from the column ahead of us. But forward, forward ! was the cry, and on, on we pushed. Blankets, tents, clothing, and even food, guns, and cartridge-boxes, lay strewn along the line of march. Two-thirds of the time our field and staff officers were dismounted, and their horses loaded down with the guns of men who had become too weak to carry them, and when at length we reached the high ground just south of Gettysburg, and the order to halt for the night was received, not over one hundred men, and but five or six officers, ap- peared in our regimental line." (Col. Charles H. Weygant, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth N. Y. Infantry, Second Brigade, First Division, Third Corps.) I CIIAPTKR XXVIir. TIIIC RETURN FROM GETTYSBURG. On July 5. when it became known that the enemy had withdrawn from about Gettysburj^^ in the direction of Ila- gerstown, the Army of the Potomac at once started in pur- suit. The Twelfth Corps moved back along the Baltimore pike to Littlestown. where it remained during the next day. but getting off on the 7th, at 4.30 a. m., it covered 27 miles in the direction of Frederick City, over the same route by which it had advanced, passing that point on the 8th. to Jefferson, having seen the body of a spy hanging to the limb of a tree where he had been executed by our troops while en route. On the 9th the command moved through Burkettsvillc and Crampton's Gap toward Boonesboro ; camped upon the battlefield of Antietam on the 10th. and on the night of the iith bivouacked in line of battle in front of the Army of Xorthern Virginia, toward Williamsport. where the Poto- mac River was bank full and General Lee unable to cross. On the 1 2th moved up about a mile and on the 13th fell back some distance and began to entrench. A general ad- vance was ordered on the morning of the 14th, when it was discovered that the main force of the enemy had crossed the Potomac during the night, and that all i)rospect of doing him serious harm had vanished. Pursuit was at once ordered, and on the night of the 15th the Twelfth Corps bivouacked near Harper's Ferry; crossed the Potomac at that point the next day ; reached Hillsboro on the n)th ; Snicker's Gap on the 20th; Ashby's Gap and beyond on the 23d; Manassas Gap and then along tile Manassas Gap Railroad on the 24th ; then through Thoroughfare Gap, Playmarket. Gainesville, and to Catlett's Station by the 26th, making camp near Warrcnton Junc- tion on the 27th, where a brief rest was had. 26o SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY On the 31st Candy's brigade moved to Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock, where the Sixty-sixth Ohio crossed the river in boats and guarded the front until a pontoon bridge was laid, when the Seventh went to their support and was on picket duty that night. When General Lee crossed the Potomac near Williamsport on the night of July 13 he was prevented by the prompt movements of General Meade, along the eastern side of the Blue Ridge, from resting and refreshing his exhausted and defeated army in the land of plenty, the beautiful and productive Shenandoah Valley, and was compelled to hasten Longstreet's corps to prevent a serious attack in flank near Front Royal while en route to Culpeper through Chester Gap, while a part of his army was forced to march by Strasburg, New Market, Luray, and Thornton's Gap, ere it could take position behind the Rappahannock, toward the Rapidan, On August I the Seventh recrossed the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford, and on the 2d moved some four miles toward Hart wood Church. On the 5 th all sick and dis- abled soldiers were ordered to be sent to the rear. Al- though the armies under Generals Grant and Meade had won great victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg on or about July 4, 1863, causing universal joy among all who believed in battling for the preservation of the Union of States, yet many loyal people were greatly alarmed about this time at the development and strength of the anti-prose- cution of the war spirit in the great State of New York, where threatened opposition to the enforcement of the draft was openly made, and mob spirit prevailed in places to such an extent as to be uncontrollable by the civil authorities, hence it became necessary, as a matter of reasonable pre- caution, to send armed troops from the Army of the Po- tomac to maintain peace and order and see that the law, in reference to drafting, be duly executed, CHAPTER XXIX. THE SEA VOYAGE TO NEW YORK CITY AND BACK. With the foregoing explanation, the following orders are self-explanatory: "Headquarters Army of the Potomac, "August 15, 1863 — 9.15 p. M. "Maj.-Gen. H. W. S1.0CUM, "Commanding Twelfth Army Corps : "The Commanding General directs that the following regiments of your command proceed to Alexandria to- morrow, under the command of Brig.-Gen. T. H. Ruger, for service, with the nature of which you are acquainted, viz : Second Massachusetts, Third Wisconsin, Twenty- seventh Indiana, and Fifth, Seventh, Twenty-in'nth, and Sixty-sixth Ohio Regiments. You will please send the One Hundred and Seventh New York Regiment if you think it advisable to do so. "The regiments will march to Rappahannock Station, where railroad transportation will be furnished them. No supplies will be taken. The transportation now with the regiments will be turned over to Captain Pierce, Assistant Ouartermastcr. at his depot near these headquarters. "S. Williams, "Assistant Adjutant-General." "Headquarters Army oe the Potomac. "August 16, 186^ — 10.30 a. m. "Maj.-Gen. II. W. IL\lleck, "General-in-Chief : "The following regiments will proceed to Alexandria to-day under the command of Brig.-Gen. T. H. Ruger, viz : Second Massachusetts, Third Wisconsin, Twenty-seventh Indiana. Fifth Ohio, Seventh Ohio. Twentv-ninth Ohio, 262 S^VDNTH RE;GIM:ENT OHIO VOIvUNTI^KR ine^antry Sixth-sixth Ohio, Fourth Ohio, Fourteenth Indiana, Fifth Michigan, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio. Aggre- gate strength of these regiments is about 3,800. General Ruger has been directed to report to you by telegraph on arriving at Alexandria, for further instructions, and also by telegraph to the Quartermaster-General for transporta- tion. "The number of men already detached and who have left are as follows : August 14, Regulars and Vermont brigade, under General Ayers, 4,000; August 15, regiments, 1,800; August 16, Ruger's command, 3,800; making in all 9,200, which, when swollen by convalescents and men detached on extra duty (who will be sent as soon as possible), will make the aggregate force fully up to and over 10,000. I do not propose, without further orders, to send any more. I have sent you my best troops and some of my best officers. "Gkorge: G. Meade, "Major-General Commanding." On August 15th the Seventh was ordered to be ready to move on the morrow. On the 1 6th left camp and marched to Rappahannock Station, where it took cars for Alexandria, arriving at 6 p. M. We were paid off on the 17th, and on the 22d em- barked upon the great ocean steamer Baltic, with other regi- ments, which was novel and interesting to the great mass of the soldiers, who had never before seen a boat of such huge dimensions. On the 23d the Baltic left Alexandria under seemingly favorable auspices, but had proceeded but a few miles when she ran aground off Aquia Creek, where, despite the frantic efforts of tugs, scows, high tide, etc., she remained until i p. m. of the 27th, and then pro- ceeded on lier way down the Potomac, through the Chesa- peake Bay, past Fortress Monroe, into Old Ocean, and headed for New York City. This was to the majority of those on board a delightful ride, which was only marred in some instances by exceeding nausea and paying tribute to Old Neptune. SEA VOYACr: TO NICW YORK CITY 263 On the morning of the 29th this great vessel approached New York Harbor, was boarded by a pilot, and safely pass- ing through the Narrows and past Forts Columbus and Hamilton, anchored off Governors Island, whither the Seventh and others encamped. "ITlCADQUARTERS, U. S. TrOOPS IN CiTY AND HaRBOR, "New York, August 29, 1863. "Special Orders, No. 40. "The Fifth Alichigan Infantry, and the Fifth, Seventh, Twenty-ninth and Sixty-Sixth Ohio Infantry, now on board the steamer Baltic, expected to arrive in course of the afternoon, will be attached to the Second Brigade, Brig.- Gen. Thomas H. Ruger commanding, and will, for the present, be stationed on Governors Island. *T\e(|uisitions will be made as soon as practicable for such camp and garrison equipage as these regiments may need. "By order of Brig.-Gen. Canby. "C. T. Christensen, "A. A. G." The entire Second Brigade, under command of Brig.- Gen. Thomas H. Ruger in the Department of the East, in August, 1863, consisted of the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Fjghth, Twenty-ninth. Sixty-sixth, One Hundred and Tenth, One Hundred and Twenty-second, and One Hun- dred and Twenty-sixth Ohio; Fourteenth and Twenty- i?eventh Indiana; Third, Fifth, and Seventh Michigan; Second Massachusetts; Third Wisconsin, and First Min- nesota Infantry, and Second Connecticut Battery. The draft took place in New Y(M-k City on August 31st. and in some parts of the State, on September 7th, peaceably. On September 8th the Seventh, after a pleasant week on Governors Island, reembarked upon the steamer Baltic and 3n the iith reached Alexandria, Virginia, once more, and 264 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY bivouacked in the suburbs, the return trip from New York City having been made without any unusual incident. On the 13th the return march to the front began. Marched only 8 miles. On the 14th passed Fairfax Court House and Centerville toward Manassas. On the 15th passed Manassas, Broad Run, and Bristow, to Catlett's; the i6th to Brandy Station beyond the Rappa- hannock, and on the 17th rejoined Geary's division near Raccoon Ford on the Rapidan. The next day the entire corps fell in to witness the execu- tion of a couple of deserters. This was a most unpleasant and trying ordeal under any circumstances, but when the execution, as in this case, was conducted in a bungling and unnecessarily cruel manner, it was horrible in the extreme. On the 19th the entire army in that section was seriously startled and alarmed by extended firing of small arms to our left rear, indicating for the time being a flank attack. Bugles sounded from various headquarters, aides dashed hither and thither to get troops in line of battle, when it was learned that a division of cavalry, just in from a scout, were unloading their carbines. It is to be hoped that the Recording Angel has long since torn out and destroyed for ever and ever his record of the extremely warm and positive oaths that he must have been obliged to record that evening against many of the bravest and best soldiers that ever went to war. 1 CHAPTER XXX. KROM Till-; RAPIDAN TO WAUH ATCHIK VALLEY. By Cai>t. r.i:o. A. McKay. While lying near the Rapidan River. Virginia. September 20, 1863. the Seventh Regiment Ohio Vohmteer Infantry was inspected by Lieut. George A. McKay, A. A. I. G., First Brigade. Second Division. Twelfth Army Corps, who found ordnance and camp and garrison equipage in first- class order and so reported. The inspection was prepara- tory to a movement to the Southwest on account of the de- feat of General Rosecrans at Chickamauga, Tennessee, and had been ordered by Col. Chas. Candy, Commanding Bri- gade. The Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, commanded re- spectively by Major-Generals Howard and Slocum, were ordered to reinforce the defeated army at Chattanooga, both corps being placed under Maj.-Gen. Joe. Hooker. September 21 to 23. the regiment remained in camp. Oc- casionally one or more of the command would stroll down to the river to view the landscape over, and were not inter- fered with by the Southerners, providing they did not try to cross the stream. September 24 marched to Brandy Station, Virginia. The march was a disagreeable one. September 25. the regiment was paid off, the men receiv- ing such amounts as were left after the sutler got his share, as his bills against the soldier were always paid by the pay- master before the soldier received anything. September 26, marched to Bealton Station, Virginia, at which place, September 27, the regiment was loadeil on cars ready for a movement West. After being le which the demon had sown, Death revels in glee. Each brow's firmly knit, not a dastard is there. For the blood of the slain went up in the air, And they felt the proud words of the old Scottish chief, "To-day for revenge and to-morrow for grief." They are lost to the sight, and the pitying cloud Covers foeman and friend in its mantling shroud. As though God from the eyes of I lis children woukl hide The hell which they make through their passion and pride. Still the roar of the battle. The musketry's rattle, The blast of the bugle, the peals of the drum. O'er the din of the strife, crying, "Come, come, come!" Sweep down wild and loud. Yet seem higher and higher. 'i'he conllict has ended. May Heaven guard the right. May we see the dawn clear from this tempest's dark night ; I'Vom fortress and camp an army's stern gaze Strives vainly to ])ierce the still deepening haze. No answer comes back on the crisp frosty air To the anguishing cry, "Is our banner still there?" 28o skve;nth regiment ohio volunteer infantry But silent and grim as a giant at rest, With the sun on his brozv and the clouds on his breast, The mountain stands lone, From base unto crest. Now grandly the cloud-drifts are lifted on high, And Lookout stands crowned with the smiles of the sky. What means the wild cheer from the legions beneath ? Look on high, and be answered — thou man of weak faith. See from the highest peak proudly unfurled Waves our "star-flowering banner — the hope of the world"— There where the eagles their eyries have made. There where the lightning and Storm King have played, It waveth forever. Its glory is shed o'er the living and slain, Who baptized it anew in life's ruby rain, Deserted it never. And while for these heroes sculpture and song The tale of their valor through the ages prolong, That river, their poet, in its waters sings by, That mountain, their monument, points to the sky Forever and ever. Louisville, March i, 1864. CHAPTER XXXII. MISSIONARY RIDGE. Rv Capt. Gko. a. McKav. Shortly after lo o'clock on the morning- of the 25th, our division, preceded by Osterhaus's and Crtift's divisions, marched down the mountain toward Missionary Ridge, ujwn the left of which the rebel troops withdrawn from Lookout and Chattanooga valleys during the night were posted, extending the Southern lines, their left resting on the ridge, within 6 miles of Lookout Mountain. Moving into Chattanooga Valley, the divisions took the route of the rebel retreat on the road to Rossville, crossing Chattanooga Creek, after being delayed nearly three hours in repairing the bridge partially destroyed by the enemy. Our advance was disputed by artillery fire from the gap, but the enemy were driven back and one gun captured. When near Rossville our column turned to the left and followed the base of Missionary Ridge in a northeasterly direction, the ridge running northeast and southwest. The roar of cannon and musketry was continuous where the left of our army was engaged. General Geary reports : "Cruft advanced to reach the crest and sweep its line, Osterhaus moved down the eastern base, and our division and five batteries under Major Reynolds advanced along the western base, parallel to the enemy's front, and toward their right so rapidly that there was considerable of a gap between Cruft's advance and ours, as his movements were bitterly contested. "Creighton's and Cobham's brigades were sent forward along the base in columns of regiments. Ireland supported the artillery which had opened upon the flank and rear of the enemy's lines. ft)rcing them back, pressed by Cruft on the ridge and Osterhaus on the eastern line. 282 SEVENTH re:gime:nt OHIO voi^unte;e;r infantry "The artillery pouring in a heavy fire our division was formed in a column of brigades, with the Seventh deployed as skirmishers, Creighton in front, and Cobham in the sec- ond line, and scaled the craggy side of the ridge, moving obliquely to effect a junction with Palmer's right, just gain- ing the top half a mile north of us and two miles from the gap." The troops of our division were filled with enthusiasm at the sight of the rebels retreating and the sound of inces- sant cannonading and musketry, and had to be held in leash to keep their movements in touch with other commands. The lines on the top of the ridge rushed madly forward, cheering wildly. The echoes from below exceeded in vol-, ume those above, but all pressed forward gallantly. On all sides were found arms and equipments abandoned b}^ the fleeing enemy, now on the run, occasioned by the pressure from our division on their flank and in the rear by ] our artillery. Our skirmishers advanced, firing rapidly, , followed by Creighton and Cobham up the steep and cragged sides of the ridge. The ascent was steep and difficult to overcome, but it was done at last. Our division gained the summit, Johnson's division of the Fourteenth Corps the adjoining cliff on our left. Our division holding at bay a rebel brigade trying to escape, the junction was completed. We held the left of the ridge at 6 p. m., together with Stuart's brigade of Breckin- ridge's corps. The whole army was successful and Mission- ary Ridge was ours. General Geary reports : "The combined movements on the left gave us manyy prisoners and several pieces of artillery, Maj.-Gen. Hookeri was personally present and he was greeted with prolonged cheering by his victorious troops. Pursuant to his orders we descended to the western base of the ridge and bivouacked in the enemy's winter quarters. Several hun- dred prisoners were captured during the night, besides those captured during the day." MISSIONARY RIDGE 283 At 10 o'clock on the morning of the 26th, our division marched through Rossville Gap in a southeasterly direction. We were iti rear of Osterhaus's division and were followed by Cruft's division of the Fourth Corps. West Chicka- mauga Creek was crossed, the infantry on a foot bridge, the horses swimming. The artillery, unable to cross, was forced to wait for a pontoon bridge on the way. The panic of the enemy was evidenced by burnt and burn- ing trains and supplies on all of the routes over which the troops were marching. Abandoned caissons, limbers filled with ammunition, broken wagons, arms and equipments were visible on all sides. All the bridges had been destroyed by the enemy as they retreated, although pressed closely by our cavalry and infantry. Hundreds of stragglers from the enemy's rearguard were captured. General Geary reports : "About dusk we arrived at Graysville. While waiting for the construction of a foot bridge over Pea Vine Creek, our advance struck the rearguard of Breckinridge's com- mand. Our division formed in line of battle on both sides of the road. Advancing, we captured three guns of Fer- guson's battery, all artillerists, and a portion of the infantry supports, making four guns of this battery captured on the retreat. The main body retreated in panic." We passed Pea Vine Creek and Chickamauga Swamp at 10 p. M., when it was ascertained that the enemy were in force on Pigeon Hills and skirmishing with Osterhaus's ad- vance. Creighton's brigade was moved to the front, doub- ling on Osterhaus's troops, forming line on a road on the level below the hills, at right angle with the Ringgold mad. their right resting on the latter. Cobham's brigade was in line 300 yards to the rear. Our skirmishers were thrown to the front, scaled the hills, and drove the rebel rearguard from the ridges. We bivouacked for the night at the foot of Pigeon Hills, 4 miles fn)m Ring- gold. 284 SEVENTH liEGlMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY THE BATTLE OE RINGGOLD. By Capt. Geo. A. McKay. At daylight of the 27th, Osterhaus's division on the right, our division in the center and Cruft's division on the left, marched by a ilank over Pigeon Hills and other ranges cap- turing many prisoners while advancing. Osterhaus's division commenced skirmishing with the enemy's rearguard in the town of Ringgold as we ap- proached the creek. With accelerated pulse and pace we followed the creek down and crossed it upon the toll bridge northwest of the town. At 8 o'clock we passed through the town, under a heavy fire of musketry from the bridge beyond. Several of our men were wounded. Just beyond, the Western & Atlantic Railroad ran through a gap in Tay- lor's Ridge, running in the same general direction (north and south) as Missionary Ridge, but much higher and more precipitous, and well covered with timber upon its summit. Before our arrival the whole of Bragg's army had passed through the gap, leaving Cleburne's division of Hardee's corps as rearguard upon the ridge, supported by General Gist's division, to dispute our advance and enable their trains and artillery to escape.* General Cleburne extended his lines both ways from the gap. General Osterhaus at 7.30 formed his lines at the foot of the ridge, and covered by lines of skirmishers he assaulted the enemy under a heavy fire. Shortly after 8 o'clock, Osterhaus being warmly engaged. General Geary ordered Creighton's brigade past Osterhaus's left, which it unmasked about a quarter of a mile, and it was formed about three-quarters of a mile from the gap parallel with the railroad, in echelon ; the Sixty-sixth Ohio, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania. Seventh Ohio, and One Hun- dred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania "with orders to scale the mountain, gain the summit and if possible attack the enemy in flank, and to charge with vigor along the ridge." As soon as Creighton's command moved under orders to the left, Cobham's brigade was brought up and massed be- MISSIONARY KIDGE 285 hind a lar<;e stone depot on the confines of the town toward the ritlt^e, and held in that position for an emergency. Ire- land was hahed in reserve 400 yards back in the main street 3f Ringgold. Creighton, pursuant to orders, moved rapidly, marching in echelon across a large open field to the foot of the ridge inidcr a severe fire from the summit. The echelon move- ment was here abandoned, the regiments advancing until the brigade formed a single line — Sixty-sixth Ohio on the right. Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania on their left. Seventh Ohio on their left, and the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania on the extreme left. Under a galling fire from the heights 500 feet above. Creighton steadily ascended the steep sides of the hill, de- termined to carry the ridge at all hazards. By his orders the men advanced with fixed bayonets until within close range, when the whole line was ordered to fire upon the ?nemy on the summit. Volley after volley was poured into the hosts above, and their return fire was deadly in the ex- treme. The fatigue of climbing was fearful and the assault was slow. General Geary ordered "Creighton to make a final attempt to carry the ridge, sheltering his troops as much as possible. While so doing, he continued the assault, his men delivering their fire with precision as they advanced." The Seventh Ohio, on the right of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania on the extreme left, was compelled in its advance to move through a ravine, through which it was rapidly ascending, when a terrific enfilading fire from the enemy opened upon them. Unflinchingly the regiment moved forward toward the top of the mountain, firing steadily, some of the men being killed on the summit. the regiment as a unit being within 25 yards of it. Colonel Creighton in this movement of the brigade marched with his regiment, Lieut. -Col. Orrin J. Crane, com- manding. Crane was killed near the top of the ridge, and the men forced to retire. Creighton rallied the regiment and tried to reach the body of Crane, crying out that they must carry off the body, even 286 seve;nth regiment ohio voeunteer ineantry if the charge failed; but it was impossible, the men had done all that men could do, and they were ordered to retire, which they did slowly and sullenly. While retiring the writer was shot and Creighton mortally wounded, and they were borne off the field together, Creighton dying within six hours thereafter. The loss to the regiment in this charge was 12 officers killed and wounded out of 13 present for duty, and 74 non- commissioned officers and privates, being one-half of those present in the battle. The One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania re- tired at the same time with the Seventh, and both regiments were halted about half way down the mountain, where they were joined by the Sixty-sixth Ohio and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania. The brigade retained its position until the enemy were routed. This veteran brigade, the heroes of many well-fought fields, had for two hours and a half done all that brave men could do, sustaining the concentrated fury of battle against an enemy overwhelmingly superior in numbers and in an almost impregnable position. During the action Carlin's brigade of Palmer's corps arrived and formed on the railroad in rear of the First Bri- gade, in reserve. Osterhaus's division became heavily engaged', and Cob- ham's brigade was sent to his support. Double-quicking, they crossed the railroad under a severe fire, taking position on a mound on the left of the gap and railroad, and the enemy were checked. The sharpshooters of the enemy were very active, and our skirmishers were sent out to meet them, the main line lying down. Ireland's brigade was ordered to the front, formed in echelon of regiments, en masse, behind the stone depot. The battle on the front line was desperate, and at 10.40 A. M., under a concentrated fire of artillery and infantry, Osterhaus on the extreme right was forced to give way. Ireland was ordered to reinforce him on the right. He did so magnificently, although his line was swept by grape, MISSIONARY RIDGK 287 canister and musketry. Crossing an open field he moved to the left along the Catoosa Creek toward the gap, form- ing line in the gap bottom, his right resting on an old barn, and the left on the railroad, joining Cobham's right. The ridge on both sides of the gap was lined with sharpshooters of the enemy, assisted by artillery. Ireland was a first-class officer and handled his men well, repulsing the enemy, and retained his position until the arrival of our batteries at noon under command of Major Rcvnolds. who wheeled one section of Knap's battery into position on Ireland's right and one section of Landgraeber's to the right of that. Opening fire, they silenced the rebel giins and drove back the infantry. General Geary states in his report that ''another section of Knap's battery, under his immediate orders, opened fire, near our left, upon the enemy massed in front of Creigh- ton's brigade, compelling them to retire." Several regiments of Osterhaus's division scaled the mountain, flanked on their left by Creighton's brigade. Ireland advanced into the gap, capturing two flags, one the guidon of the enemy's battery ; and a great number of prisoners were captured when the ridge was carried. Detachments were sent out to bury the dead and collect together the wounded. Quite a number of rebel dead were found in front of Creighton's position, showing that his brigade had attended strictly to business while engaged in fighting the enemy. All prisoners, as well as our wounded, were sent to Chat- tanooga November 28. Our division remained at Ringgold until December i at 2.30 A. M., when they marched to Lookout Valley, arriving there the same day. General Geary in his official report wrote in the highest terms in regard to Col. W. R. Creighton and Lieut. -Col. Orrin J. Crane, stating that they were two as brave men and thorough veterans as ever commanded in the field, and to speak of Creighton and Crane was at once to personify all that was gallant, brave and daring. 288 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY In the face of the guns every officer and soldier who marched up the mountainside, toward the ridge, in that charge of Creighton's brigade was a hero. Oh ! the wild charge they made, Not a man dismayed. Into the valley of death, Into the mouth of hell, Marched the First Brigade. It is now evident that if Cobham's and Ireland's brigades had been formed in line of battle with Creighton's, the ridge would have been carried with a rush. We would have out- flanked them, not they us. Or if the charge had been held in abeyance until the arrival of our artillery there would not have been so much blood shed. General Geary reported that 119 officers and 1,870 en- listed men were present for duty in his division at Ring- gold, and his casualties as 24 officers and 179 enlisted men. Of which loss the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteers lost 12 officers and 74 men, being nearly one-half of the total loss of the division, and the heaviest loss of any regiment there.* The effectives in Osterhaus's and Cruft's divisions amounted to 5,670 officers and enlisted men. The loss in killed and wounded I am unable to state, as I have had no way of ascertaining; but in certain regiments of Oster- haus's division they suffered severely. Carlin's brigade of Palmer's corps was present with others, but what their numerical strength and loss were I am unable to state, although I have every reason to believe the loss was slight on account of being on the reserve. Every soldier present did his duty well, no matter where placed by his superior officers. A HEROIC INCIDENT. When the Seventh Ohio left its camp in Wauhatchie Val- ley to engage in what became the Lookout Mountain, Mis- *See Casualty List, p. 646. MISSIONARY RIDOlv 289 sionary Ridge and Ringgold campaign, two men from each company were detailed to remain behind to guard the camp ec|uipage. and it so happened in Company C that Charles "F. King and Joseph S. Cleverdon were selected, much to their dissatisfaction, as they preferred to go with the regiment. However, some time after the regi- ment had left camp, comrades who, on account of illness, had l)een permitted to return came in, when King and Clev- erdon left the property in their charge and pushed out hur- riedly to get into the ranks ere the battle opened. When they reached their company Lieutenant Jones severely cen- sured them for leaving camp without his permission, and contcmi)latcd ordering them back, but their entreaties pre- vailed and they were permitted to remain. These comrades fought together and escaped injuiy until the regiment reached Ringgold, where, well abreast with the advance thev had ahuost reached the crest of Taylor's Ridge in the midst of the foe secreted behind trees and rocks, when King said, "Boys, let's fix bayonets and charge them !" and while in the act fell dead, while the bullet intended as Cleverdon's death warrant shattered his right arm near the shoulder, and he too was placed Iwrs de combat, becoming a cripple for life. CHAPTER XXXIII. BACK TO WAUHATCHIE AND BRIDGEPORT. Although there was no fighting about Ringgold after November 27th, Hooker's command remained in that vicin- ity until December ist, when the return march to the camps in Wauhatchie Valley was made. The severe losses at Ringgold had so depleted the ranks of the Seventh that great depression fell upon the few re- maining officers and men, which never again seemed to be fully obliterated. Captain E. J. Krieger, one of the most fortunate officers, so far as casualties went, having escaped injury in the mael- strom of battle during the Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold campaign, assumed command of the regiment and led it back to camp, where he was later on re- lieved by former Capt. Fred A. Seymour, who had resigned on April 17, 1863, but who, when he heard of the death of Colonel Creighton and Lieut. -Col. Crane, obtained a com- mission as major and at once came to the front and as- sumed command. However, in so doing he became very unpopular with a majority of his officers and men, who made it very unpleasant for him until he resigned. The Seventh remained in camp in Wauhatchie Valley until January 4, 1864, when, with the rest of the brigade, it marched for Bridgeport, Alabama, reaching that point the next day, where it remained until the opening of the great Atlanta campaign. At that time Bridgeport, by reason of the uncompleted railroad bridge across the Tennessee River there, was the terminus of the railroad route and a place of some military importance. With good quarters, sufficient supplies and light duty, the stay of the Seventh while there was altogether pleasant and enjoyable. On or about February 22 Capt. Samuel McClelland, one of the oldest, bravest, and best captains of the regiment, HACK TO W.MniATCHIK AND BRIDGEPORT 29I wlio had been severely wounded in battle at Rino;gold, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, much to the gratification of his men. and assumed command, when the following or- ders of the day were issued : "Hkadql'arters Seventh Regiment Ohio Vol. Tne., "Bridgeport, Alabama, February 24, 1864. "General Orders No. 2. "Until further orders the following orders of the day will be strictly observed : Reveille and Roll Call 6 a. m. Surgeon's Call and Police duty 7 a. m. First call for Guard Mounting 8.45 a. m. Guard Mounting 9 a. m. Company Drill, 10 a. m. Recall II A. m. Dinner, 12 m. Adjutant's Call 4.30 p. m. Dress Parade 5 p. m. Retreat and Roll Call 6 p. m. Tattoo 8 p. m. Taps 8.30 p. M. "By order of "Samuel McClelland, "Lieutenant-Colonel. Commanding Regiment. "Official; George D. Lockw'ood, "First Lieut, and Acting Adjutant." .\bout this time many of the volunteer organizations were veteranizing. ;'. c, having served two of the three years for which they had enlisted, they were offered $402 bounty and a thirty-day furlough to reenlist for a term of three years. or the war. and many of them did so. The members of the Seventh however, as a rule, although importuned by Gen- erals Slocujii and Geary and others, declined, expressing a preference to serving out their original three-year term, before contracting for another, although quite a number of 292 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY the members of Company F, with now and then a member of other companies, did so. These comrades left Bridge- port for home on or about March 6, and returned on April 6, after having most thoroughly enjoyed their bounty and leave of absence. On April 4, 1864, under orders from the War Department, the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps were consolidated, to be known as the First Corps, but was sub- sequently changed at the request of General Grant to the Twentieth Corps. This corps consisted of four divisions commanded by Generals Williams, Geary, Butterfield, and Rousseau. The latter being on detached duty, never joined the command. The corps badge was that of the Twelfth, a five-pointed star, the color of the three divisions being red, white and blue. Requests made by Generals Hooker, Howard, and others that the new corps be known as the Twelfth Corps were unheeded. On April 12th, although under orders, yet with a view to recreation and adventure, General Geary with i a picked command — of which the Seventh Ohio was a part — embarked upon the steamer Chickammiga at Bridge- port, for an expedition down the Tennessee River, of I which he made the following report : "Headquarters Second Division, "TwEEETH Army Corps, "Bridgeport, Aea., April 16, 1864. "General: I have the honor to report progress andtj results of an expedition down the Tennessee River, made in pursuance of orders of the Major-General Commanding, :| under date of April loth instant. We steamed from Bridgeport at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 12th, hav- ing on board and in two scows alongside, the Seventh and Sixty-sixth Ohio ; detachments of the Twenty-eighth and One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania, and one sec- tion of Knap's Pennsylvania battery, in all about 800 men, with ample supply of ammunition, and ten days' rations. "I manned a 12-pounder howitzer and a small mountain howitzer upon the boat. These additional pieces proved BACK TO WAUITATCIITl' AXO nRIPCKPORT 293 very serviceable. We passed down the river by Island and Widow's CVecks and Caperton's Ferry, Coon Island, and Coon and Mud Creeks, Bellefontc Islands and Riley's Creek. At 8.15 p. m. wc arrived at Larkin's Landini^^ wben we baited for tbe nigbt. 1 bere found tbe Fifty-fiftb Illinois and two sections of artillery, and tbe post com- manded by Lient.-Col. D. C. Coleman, Kigbtb Missouri, witb wbom I communicated, and learned tbat tbe rebels bad a continuous cbain of pickets from Lebanon to Guntersville, wbere Captain Smitb's force of 100 men picketed. Start- ing at 6.50 A. M. on tbe I3tb, we passed tbrougb tbe pon- toon below Larkin's Ferry. Reacbed Seven-Mile Island at 7.40 A. M. and found a mail route across tbe bead of it. We broke up tbe line by sinking tbe boat used for it, moored in tbe busbes. Ran up Town Creek and Sbort Creek, find- ing two scows and a canoe. Tbcn proceeded to Gunters- ville, wbere we arrived at 10 .\. m. Rebel pickets fell back. I opened artillery from tbe tbree decks of tbe boat upon main force, wbicb took refuge in town. We occupied tbe town, captured mail and boats, one a large ferry-boat. Enemy fled. At 11.30 A. m. we passed Port Deposit, and Paint Rock at 12.15. "Wben passing Flint River, wbere tbe enemy bad a post, tbey discbargcd several volleys at us from places so sbel- tered tbat tbey could not be seen. Some of tbeir balls passed over tbe beads of tbe officers on tbe upi)cr deck, and several entirely tbrougb tbe boat. Two men of tbe Sev- entb Obio were wounded, one tbrougb tbe face and one in tbe bead. Two of tbe rebels w^ere picked off by my sbaqv sbooters. We put in at Wbitcsburg at 2.30 p. m. opposite two rebel forts, wbicb (jffered no molestation. "Post garrisoned by Fifty-sixtb Illinois, Fiftb Obio Cav- alry and section of Sixtb Wisconsin Battery. "At 4.30 p. M. we left Wbitcsburg, and discovered, a sbort distance above Indian Creek, a column of in- fantry, about two strong regiments, moving rapidly in a small vale on tbe soutb side toward a bigb rocky bluff, well 294 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY fortified by nature, presenting a precipitous wall to the river, evidently intending to dispute our passage. *'We halted the boat and opened a warm fire upon them from the four pieces for fifteen minutes, and shelled a party which was already on the bluffs, and then ran past. Recon- noitered no miles down to within 14 miles of Decatur, re- solved to regain Guntersville before morning. Therefore directed boat up stream, reaching Whitesburg shortly after dark. Again got under way. Halted short time opposite Guntersville at 2 a. m. of the 14th, then passed to Roman's Ferry. Troops under arms going and coming. Reached Bridgeport April 16, 1864, at 2 a. m. "Upon the expedition we destroyed forty-seven boats. Our casualties are: Private James B. Auxer, Company F, Seventh Ohio, gunshot wound through face; Private Wil- liam H. Poor, Company F, Seventh Ohio, gunshot wound in head; Private Martin T. Britton, Company D, bruised right hand. "Captured 4 prisoners with arms, and 17 $1,000 R. R. bonds, taken at Guntersville. "John W. Geary, "Brigadier-General, Commanding." Gen. George H. Thomas, in forwarding General Geary's report to General Sherman, did so "with expressions of satisfaction at the manner in which Brig.-Gen. John W. Geary conducted his expedition and the results which fol- lowed." CHAPTER XXXIV. THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN, DUG GAP, AND RESACA. At Bridgeport the Tennessee River, some hundreds of yards in width, was spanned by a substantial pontoon bridge, over which, on May i, a large herd of beeves, in- tended for use during the then approacliing Atlanta cam- paign, essayed to cross. The river was not only wide and deep but the current was very rapid, and when the leaders of this herd reached the middle of the stream the great ex- panse of boiling, whirling, and rapidly moving water seemed to terrify them, causing them to halt, as if to turn about and retreat ; but this was prevented by the press from behind, resulting in such a concentration of weight as to sink the pontoon boats, break up tlie bridge, and precipitate many fine cattle into the river. However, they all seemed to be expert swimmers, and while some at once started for the shore, others held on mid-stream and went floating down out of sight. How many cattle were actually lost to the Government by this incident we never knew. Preparatory to entering upon what is known as the At- lanta campaign, Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman, during the early part of the year 1864, exhausted every effort in bringing to Chattanooga sufficient supplies to enable every arm of the service under his command to start out with a plenty and to spare, in all of which he was eminently suc- cessful, and early in May the great army then concentrated under the command of Major-Generals Thomas. McPher- son. Hooker. Schoficld and Howard. — all under command of "Uncle Pjilly." of whom it was saiil, "Sherman will move if he has to eat his mules," — marched away for Atlanta, while General Grant, in command of the .\rmy of the Potomac, moved from a!x)ut Culpcper toward Richmond. On May 3. 1864. Geary's division left Bridgeport and 296 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY marched to Shell Mound, while the next day it again marched through Wauhatchie Valley, along the west side of Lookout Mountain, crossing over its nose near the Ten- nessee River, and halting on the Chattanooga side for the night. Here we saw every indication of a great military campaign, in the great bodies of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, filling and crowding the roads in every direction, while the supply trains of wagons, in almost endless num- ber, were parked in the fields until the troops should lead off and get under way. On the 5th. passing through Rossville Gap across the Chickamauga battlefield toward Ringgold, it kept to the right to Post Oak Church, and the next day reached Pea Vine Church. On the 7th it crossed Taylor's Ridge, passing Gordon's Springs to Nuckles, and to Dug Gap in Rocky Face Ridge on the 8th, where Geary's division made vigorous attack by way of a diversion, while other troops passed through Snake Creek Gap lower down the range. In this affair at Dug Gap the Twenty-ninth Ohio In- fantry was very roughly handled, something after the style of the Seventh at Ringgold, while the Seventh, by order of General Geary, who remembered Ringgold, was held in re- serve and not exposed or engaged in any way. That night, however, the Seventh was on picket and well to the front at that point until the 12th, when the command moved through Snake Creek Gap and toward Resaca, where the enemy had halted for battle. On the 13th we drew closer to Resaca; on the 14th moved to the extreme left of the line on the left of Williams's division, while on the 15th the battle of Resaca was fought. General Geary said : "Owing to the extremely rough and hilly nature of the ground, and the small compass within which the entire corps was to operate in the first charge, the only formation by which my command could be handled to advantage was that of column by regiments," — which sug- gested to the members of the Seventh the battle of Kerns- town, where the Third Brigade went to battle in column of THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN 297 iivisions. Parts of Geary's and Butterfield's divisions •aced for the capture of a 4-gun battery. pt)sted in pits dug \\-)on the brow of a modest ele\ation, and well guarded by nfantry in trenches near by. and while they succeeded in iilcncing the guns, they could not bring them off. Between ] and 4 r. m., by order of General Hooker. General Geary •elicvecl General Butterfield's division and kept close guard )ver the silenced guns until nightfall, when General Geary nstructed Colonel Cobham of the One Hundred and Elev- Mith Pennsylvania to dig through the works in front of the yuns and bring them off with drag-ropes during the night. rhe necessary tools and ropes were supplied to do this tvork, which was accomplished successfully by the Fifth 3hio and a detail from the Thirty-third New Jersey, drag- ging the guns out from under the very nose of the enemy, despite all the resistance they could make — the Seventh jeing near by to join in the shooting when the dragging out :ook place, but suffering little loss. Corp. George W. Tyr- rell of the Fifth Ohio brought off a rebel flag and was sub- sequently given a medal of honor therefor. General Butterfield claimed credit for capturing this bat- tery, but as General Geary had possession of the guns, he held on to them. On the morning of the i^th the enemy had evacuated and General Sherman ordered pursuit, jeary's division crossed the Connesauga and Coosa- kvattee Creeks and encamped. On the 17th it marched toward Calhoun; on the i8th to Gravelly Plateau on the Cassville road ; while on the 19th the Fifth Ohio led on the skirmish line, to near Cassville. where a halt was made f-)ut 10 a. m. on the 21st instant, when it was re- 308 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY moved about one mile to the rear in a piece of woods, where it remained until the morning of the 23rd instant, when, with the division, it moved off, passing through Cassville and Cass Station, crossing the railroad and taking a south- westerly course ; at about 4 p. m. crossed the Etowah River and halted for the night two miles beyond. May 24, at an early hour, the regiment was ordered forward, and at sunset was halted for the night on Hickory Ridge. May 25, re- ceived orders to take the advance of the brigade, which had the advance of the division and entire column; moved off at 7 A. M. At about a mile from camp, by order of General Geary, I deployed seven companies as skirmishers, three on the right and four on the" left of the road. Owing to the density of the underbrush and rank growth of weeds, which were very wet with rain, the advance of the skirmishers was very slow and toilsome. .Vt about three miles from the previous night's camp, and when approaching Pumpkin Vine Creek, our advance was fired upon by the enemy's pickets, who were stationed at the bridge ; the extreme right of my skirmishers was also fired upon by cavalry pickets from the opposite bank of the creek. The enemy had made an attempt to destroy the bridge by tearing up the planking and setting it on fire in several places. With some delay my command crossed and advanced to the hill on the opposite bank. After resting half an hour they again moved forward. Generals Hooker and Geary, with their staffs and body-guard, were well up with, and at times in advance of, the skirmish line. At about 10 a. m., when about two miles beyond the creek, some of General Hook- er's body-guard, then in advance, were fired upon by the enemy. General Geaiy immediately ordered me to deploy my reserve to the right and left of the road and move for- ward on the enemy to relieve General Hooker's body-guard, then being driven back. I did so, deploying my three re- maining companies, consisting of about sixty-five men, who immediately engaged the enemy and held them at bay until the other regiments of the brigade were advanced in line of battle, pushing the enemy before them something like a PUMPKIN VINK CRKKK — NKW TIOPIv CHURCH 3O9 mile. Durinp^ this skinnish I had i man killed and on there was a terrific thunder storm in progress. The night was utterly dark, except as it was lighted up by flashes of lightning. There was a reljel regiment encamped within the yard, but without experience or discipline. Promptly at 12 o'clock these loyal men rose up out of the ground, at the end of 326 SKVENTII RKGIMI;nT OHIO voi^unteidr INS'ANTRY their tunnel, in the darkness, and started across the field. The sentinels nearest yelled "Halt !" the long roll was beaten at regimental quarters, and the soldiers of the regiment be- came an uncontrollable rabble. They evidently supposed there was a general insurrection of prisoners. Our Union friends ran across the yard, the guards continuing to shout "Halt, halt!" and pursuing them, but apparently forgetting to fire at them. It was a novel scene as the flashes of light- ning revealed it to us at frequent intervals. Every man succeeded in getting out of the enclosure and escaping into the woods. The rebel regiment succeeded in getting a line formed about three-quarters of an hour after the prisoners had escaped. Within a few days the escaped prisoners were all brought back, some of them mangled by hounds. As the Fourth of July approached we determined to have an old-fashioned celebration. The commanding officer con- sented on condition that we would not abuse the Confed- erate Government or say anything about the war. In the afternoon we read the Declaration of Independence, sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," and had some spirited, pa- triotic addresses. The afternoon was given up to games, among which were the greased pig, the sack race, wheel- barrow race, and some burlesque games, ending with a grand match of baseball. We had a crowd of spectators from the town. The players on both sides had been prac- ticing for a month. After playing two hours the score stood five to six in favor of my club. We had had our last chance at the bat and two were out on the other side, while two men were on bases. My position was right field ; the ball was batted directly over my head and across the dead- line. The game depended upon catching the ball on the fly or getting it in time to prevent a tally. Of course I ran across the dead-line, caught the ball, and saved the game. The guard cried "Halt !" but did not shoot, and after what I had seen a few nights before, upon the occasion of the escape of our Union friends. I did not believe he would shoot. The better treatment in Salisbury, of which I have 1 I I "a year with the RKbKLS" 327 spoken, did not include the private soldiers. They were kept in close confnicmcnt in the great factory, when they might just as well have had the use of the yard. Sickness was very prevalent among them and there was no proper provision for their care. The percentage of mortality among these private soldiers was enormous. The dead- house was near my quarters. Several dead bodies were brought there every morning. Sometimes as many as a dozen, .\bout ro o'clock a cart drawn by a mule was backed up to the door and the dead were tumbled into it with no show of feeling, hauled off to the woods, and thrown indiscriminately into a ditch and covered up. Dur- ing the war the bodies of 12.000 soldiers were thus carted from this dead-h.ouse, and less than one hundred of them have any sign to mark the spot where they lie. Early in August the order came to send all Union pris- oners in Salisbury to Richmond for exchange. Most of the private soldiers had already been sent North. There were several in the hospital who had been unable to move, but they were all sufiiciently recovered now to go with the rest, except one. I had been visiting the hospital daily for more than a month, leading in religious exercises, and giving such at- tention to the sick as I could. Our chaplain, Hiram Eddy, and all the physicians among the prisoners had been ex- changed. As soon as this order came I went to the hospital to aid the sick ones in getting ready to leave. One boy, barely seventeen years of age, had typhoid fever and was not fit to make the trip, but he insisted that he must go. His entreaties were so earnest and so touching that Capt. Thomas Cox, of Cincinnati, and myself, made the effort to take him along. We carried him on a rude .stretcher to the depot. There the officer in charge refused to take him aboard unless he could stand, as every foot of room was occupied. A crowd gathered al30ut us and our poor sick boy fainted. The disappointment of finding that he could not go had comjilctely overcome him. A lady came fcMward, and with the quiet dignity of one 328 se;ve;ntii re;giment ohio voi.unte;kr inf^antry who has authority made her way through the throng and asked the crowd to stand back and give him air ; sent a boy for cold water, and tenderly lifted his head and bathed his brow and nursed him back to consciousness. The train was about to start. I said to Captain Cox : "What shall we do? He must not be left here alone," and the Captain answered : "We must stay" — and so the train pulled out; the train that was headed toward the North ! toward the Stars and Stripes ; toward home and friends and the stirring activity that was so attractive to us ; and we were left alone with this poor dying comrade in the very center of rebellion and treason. On this good woman's invitation we took the lad to her home, bathed his fevered body, exchanged his hard and ragged clothing for clean, soft linen, furnished by Mrs. Johnson, and laid him in a comfortable bed. (Mrs. Johnson was warned by the rebel Major in command that manifesta- tion of such interest in a "Yankee" would bring her into suspicion of being a Union woman, but this did not turn her from the path of duty.) Tenderly she cared for that stranger boy, and when he died the next day she wept over him as if he had been her own child. Captain Cox and I were not allowed to remain in her home during the night, but had to go back to our prison. The next day we obtained permission to go to the house and found that he was dead. Mrs. Johnson went to the city authorities and asked per- mission to bury him in her own lot in the public cemetery, but this was indignantly refused, with another coarse warn- ing against the interest she was manifesting in a "Yankee." She said to us : "He shall not be buried in the brutal way of other prisoners." We placed him in a plain pine box, Cap- tain Cox and I dug the grave, and reverently laid him be- neath the sod in the garden of this Christian woman. When our cavalry captured Salisbury near the end of the war, Mrs. Johnson was still there, an object of hatred and persecution. Our soldiers learned the story of her loyalty and love, furnished her money with which to go North and erected a monument over that grave and inscribed upon it "a VKAR WITTI THK RKRKI.S" 329 not only tlie name of the soldier, but the heroic deed of this good Samaritan woman who soothed and comforted his last hours and gave him Christian burial. Captain Cox and I were allowed to start at once for Richmond, having given our parole that we would not attempt to escape. We found that our friends had not yet gone North, having again been delayed by negotiations in the business of exchanging. And so our staving with the dying soldier did not in the end de- lay us in the matter of our exchange. While we were in Libby Prison a Federal officer was brought in who had secreted on his person a small battle- flag. We hid it and made daily pilgrimages to it and se- cretly feasted our eyes and comforted our hearts by looking on its Stars and Stripes undimmed and untarnished. For eight months we had not seen the national colors, had heard only of defeat of our arms, and had been in the power of those who expressed contempt for our Government and our flag. Despondency and gloom had been slowly taking pos- session of us. These officers, fresh from the battlefield, brought us tidings of the rallying thousands of the North and the deep determination to defend the flag; and there in the midst of the gloom and filth of Libby Prison we laid our right hands upon the emblem of national authority, and each for himself swore a solemn oath that he would use all his powers and shed his last drop of blood in defen.se of the national surpremacy. It was just at sunset of a bright Sabbath day in August that we stepped from rebel soil upon the flag of truce boat on the James River and saw the Stars and Stripes waving over our heads. We gathered beneath that ilag, reverently uncovered our heads, and sang "Praise G(jd fnjm whom all blessings flow." CHAPTER XXXVIII. PRISON LIFE. B3' E. W. MOREV of Company C. On the 26th day of August, 1861, at Cross Lanes, near Carnifax Ferry, West Virginia, the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. met the enemy for the first time. As a result of the engagement which followed, two commissioned officers — ■ Captain Shurtleff and Lieutenant Wilcox — and 115 enlisted men were taken prisoners, besides 13 wounded men who were left in the hospital at Carnifax Ferry, but were after- ward recaptured by Rosecrans when he drove Floyd back across the Gauley River. This was one of the exigencies of war which few, if any of us, had counted on. Most of us had realized that we were liable to be sick, wounded, or killed, but had not dreamed of the possibility of being captured ; but here we were at the very beginning of our term of service in the hands of the rebels, deprived of arms, accouterments, and liberty itself. We were gathered together near Floyd's camp at Carnifax Ferry, hustled into a rail pen, surrounded by a guard and most of th.e time by a motley crowd of civilians and soldiers, eager to see and talk with the "blamed Yankees!" The guards treated us like men, and soldiers, but some of those in camp took every opportunity to show their contempt of us, by taunting, insulting, and cursing us indiscriminately. "What you'uns all come down here to fight we'uns for?" was a question so often repeated all along our route that it became a by-word with us. The oft-repeated statement that "one Southerner could whip a dozen Yanks" showei.1 the estimate they p'laced upon our fighting ability. We were furnished with some beef, flour, a little coffee, and two little skillets to cook our rations in. At night we lay on the ground in a circle round the fire, and slept as best we could, without covering of any kind. PRISON UFE 331 Wednesday afternoon, August 28. we were arranged in four ranks, counted and recounted, to make sure we were all there, our elbows tied with ropes behind our backs, and took up our march — "on to Richmond." After crossing the Gauley River, a few of us were allowed to go into tlie hospital for a few minutes to see our wounded comrades. It seemed hard to leave them there in the hands of the enemy, with no friends to smooth their pillows or alleviate their sufferings, but such is war. A feeling of sad- ness seemed to brood over us all, as we bade them adieu and started on our long weary tramp to prison. Our escort consisted of a company of infantry deployed as skirmishers on each flank, and a company of cavalry in front and another in our rear. We halted for the first nig-ht about three miles from the river, and were again put into a rail pen with a little straw on the ground; but as it rained incessantly nearly all night, we stood around the fire most of the time, trying to dry one side while the other was get- ting wet. About midnight supper was announced, which consisted of a small portion of fiour and water, baked without any salt or soda, and a piece of mutton about the size of an egg. Here we were searched, and i)ocket-knives and all other dangerous weapons were taken away from us, and appro- priated by the Confederates as "contraband of war." The next day we had a hard march of twenty-seven miles. It rained most of the time, and the mud was nearly knee- deep, so that our army shoes were full of mud aiul water, and our clothing soaked, so that we were verily "in heavy marching order." Halted about sunset and took up our quarters for the night in an old barn, with a haymow for a bed. but were so wet and cold that we could sleep but little. August 30, marched twenty-one miles — halted about si.x o'clock. Had plenty to eat for the first time since we were captured. Captain ShurtlcIT and Lieutenant Wilcox had taken a parole not to attempt to escape, and were allowed to go on ahead of us, and finding out where we were to stoj) for the night, secured a larirc kettle and had water hot 332 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY ready to cook our rations, so that we had our supper earher. After this men were detailed to cook all night, so that we could have our breakfast and get started early in the morn- ing. August 31, passed over a spur of the Allegheny Moun- tains and through Lewisburg — were in the midst of grand and beautiful scenery all day, which revived our spirits and relieved the tedium of the march. Made twenty-three miles and camped on the bank of Greenbrier River. Here we had an opportunity to bathe and cleanse ourselves, and many of us improved it. Sunday, September i, passed through White Sulphur Springs, the noted Southern pleasure resort — a place we probably would never have seen but for the courtesy of our Confederate friends and the "fortunes of war." A great crowd came out to greet us and bid us godspeed on our way to Richmond. Among the rest was a Georgia regiment, many of whom were the most insolent of any soldiers we had yet met. Marched about twenty miles, and found com- fortable quarters for the night in a log house. Monday, September 2, passed through Covington and ar- rived at Jacksonville, the terminus of the Virginia Central R. R., at I p. M. There was great rejoicing when we came in sight of the "iron horse." Many of the boys were nearly played out after marching over a hundred miles within the last four and one-half days ; with our arms pinioned behind us, with very little sleep, with less than half rations of food, much of which was absolutely indigestible, many of us suf- fering with diarrhoea brought on by such diet and expo- sure — it was no wonder that we hailed anything for a change. But every cloud has its silver lining. There were some incidents in this weary march that reminded us that some of our enemies had a soft spot in their hearts that could be touched by our unfortunate condition. During the second day's march Comrade Seymour Gill, a fifer (who, by the way, had exchanged his fife for a musket at Cross L,anes so as to take part in the fight PRISON UI'K 333 instead of seeking' safct)- in the roar with Colniid 'I'ylcr), niarchod l)csi(le a guard all day and became (luite well ac- quainted with him. On i)assing an orchard the guard left his post and foraged some apples for Gill. That night he calleil Gill out about 9 o'clock to eat roast pig and pot-pie with him. and the next morning invited him to breakfast. It can l^e readily imagined that such kindness, under such circumstances, was highly appreciatc"'UVjvC At the first the food was more plentiful and of better quality, but the supply was soon exhausted, and what we did get was so miserably poor that it was unfit to eat. Dur- ing the first month there we were constantly in a fever of excitement about going home, so that nothing else could be thought of ; but finally, when it became evident that we were to stay for some time, various ways of whiling away the time were devised. Among these were theatricals. On each of the three floors of the main building, contain- ing about two hundred and fifty prisoners each, a stage was erected, with curtains, footlights, etc. Carpenters and decorators were in great demand, and the "corps dramatique" astonished the natives with their performances of "high tragedy" and "low comedy," interspersed with i songs and dances. The rebel officers used to come in to i see the plays, and seemed to be highly entertained. The : officers who occupied some of the smaller buildings and had ' the privilege of the yard for exercise, organized a baseball team, and had some lively games. The sanitary conditions here were worse than in Parish Prison. The rooms were cold and damp, with no fires, and the floors were filthy, and no means provided for cleaning them. The surgeon (or butcher, as the boys called him) was a blockhead, and the only reason why he did not kill more of us was that he had no medicine. Most of the men were afflicted with rheumatism, and many of them with scurvy. Every day several corpses were taken to the dead- house, which was near Captain Shurtleff's quarters. About lo o'clock in the morning a cart drawn by a mule was backed up to the door, the bodies tumbled in and hauled off to the woods, dumped into a ditch, and covered with dirt. It is said that during the war 12,000 Union soldiers were carted aw^ay from this dead-house and disposed of in that way. On the 17th day of May we began to sign paroles. We signed three separate paroles before they got one that was satisfactory. We would have signed fifty rather than stay there another week. It was finally arranged that we should PRISON LIFE 343 go iti squads of two hundred, each day, by rail to Tarboro, down the Tar River, under tlag of truce, on scows, to Little Washington, North Carolina, where we were de- livered up to officers of Burnside's command, May 29. When we came in sight of the Federal gunboat and saw Old Glor\- Hoating from its llagstaff the long-repressed en- thusiasm of the prisoners burst forth. Several small edi- tions of the "Stars and Stripes," which had been carefully preserved during our nine months' imprisonment, suddenly made their apjiearance among us, and cheer upon cheer arose from hundreds of loyal throats, and were answered by our fellow-soldiers and sailors on the gunboat and on shore. Our rebel escort looked astonished and chagrined, but hung their heads and said not a word. This was our adieu to rebel rule and rebeldom. We were im iiediately transferred to a transport and taken to Xewbern, where we were welcomed by General Bum- side who was in command of the Union forces there. The next day we proceeded on our way to New York, where we arrived June i. Here we separated, and hastened to our homes in different parts of the country. Quite a numl)er of the ])risoners were examined by a surgeon in New York, and were discharged for disability. Some were discharged later on, and the remainder were declared exchanged and returned to the regiment at Dumfries in March, 18C3. CHAPTER XXXIX. SKETCH OF PRISON LIFE AND THE BONE-DUST TRADE. By lyBROY WarrKN of Company C. The branch of inrlustry chiefly followed by the war- prisoners in New Orleans was the so-called "bone-dnst trade." It consisted of the manufacture of all manner of bone trinkets, such as rings, toothpicks, bodkins, crosses, Bibles, and ornamental pins. This business ;^rcw up gradu- ally until it came to be the all-engrossing employment of most of the prisoners. It was natural that those of us who had been able to re- tain our pocket-knives should take to whittling. At first the whittlers made elaborately carved wooden boxes, finger- rings from knots and pieces of hard coal, little baskets from almond shells and peach pits. In the growing scarcity of other materials some genius whittled a bone into something- useful or ornamental; and it soon became apparent that bone was of more value for the purposes of art than any other material we could obtain. Bone, too, was plentiful, owing to the highly osseous character of our Texas beef. Indeed, the bone came to be the most valuable part of the ration. A fine shinbone was sometimes sold to makers of bone works for twenty-five cents, a sum of far more im- portance to one of us prisoners than five dollars under ordi- nary circumstances. It was discovered that raw bone wa^ clearer and tougher, and would take a better polish than after it had been boiled ; so the bone was taken out before boiling. The rascals who dealt out beef to us, finding how much value was attached to bones, stole the bones and sold them to the men. The manufacturers gradually attained great skill. There were professional engravers and watch-maker 5 who did the finer work, and employed others to saw and do i SKETCH OF PRISON UFE 345 he coarser work. Some of the chased rings and embossed »ins were really elegant. Red, blue, and green sealing wax vere used in lettering and in the insertion of figured work md flowers. The making of bone-work would not have >ecome so all-absorbing nor have attained such perfection lad it not been a paying occupation, and the only means by vhich money could be earned. The citizens of New Or- eans who came to visit us bought rings and other articles )f bone-work, as mementoes of the Yankees. It got into he papers that we were making a variety of fanciful and ngenitnis articles, and the demand for bone-work increased. Ucn came into the prison to buy on speculation or to fill ittle commissions for female friends. The guards who were )laccd over us at night, though forbidden to hold any com- nunication with us. traded for bone-work with eagerness, riic sentry would order a ring to be made and engraved vith his sweetheart's name or his own initials, or he would )uy a quantity to sell again outside. Our boys did not hesitate to engrave on their work the Confederate Hag or the legend "C. S. A." The rings rep- resenting a good "poker" hand were, however, more in de- nand than those engraved with the rebel Hag. Saws and "lies and other forbidden tools were brought in by the sen- ries. The men contrived lathes and drills and made the most ngenious use of the tools they possessed. The bone busi- less became the great business of the prison. Many men .vorkcd incessantly at this money-making and time-killing employment. Ijouc rings sold at various prices from twelve ind a half cents to two dollars, according to quality of natcrial and beauty of workmanship. A beautifully kvrought penholder sold for two dollars. The currency re- :eive(l f(^r these articles, and the only currency circulated in the prison, was shin plasters of various sorts, chielly omni- His tickets on the various city lines. These tickets passed for five cents and constituted the ^mall change of New Orleans. Gold and silver passed out if circulation in rebcMom much sooner than among us. The 346 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY scarcity of silver was one of the standing editorial jokes among Southern newspapers that winter. I regret that I have few statistics of the amount of bone- work made by the prisoners. One man sold forty dollars' worth in prison, besides a still larger quantity which he kept to bring home and to sell on the road. Sixteen men in one of the smaller cells sold bone-work to the value of over tvv^o hundred dollars. With the currency received for the work, the men bought bread, cornmeal, potatoes, onions, oranges, tobacco, and molasses. Molasses was used by all the prisoners in large quantities. It was found to be the cheapest article of food we could buy. The finest golden syrup could be bought for twenty-eight cents per gallon, and a good article of molasses for twenty cents. A bone ring of ordinary pretensions was thus worth a gal- lon of molasses. .Many of the men ate molasses at the rate of a pint a day ; the majority, however, did not use more than one-half of this quantity. I have no doubt that this free use of molasses contributed to prevent fevers and scurvy. It was certainly of great ser- vice in eking out our scanty rations. Sometimes three or four barrels of molasses would be bought by various men in the prison in a single day. I think that toward the latter part of our stay in New Orleans we did not use less than a barrel daily. General Palfrey was kind enough to act as our agent, ex- pending our money advantageously and sending the molas- ses in to us. He also made efforts at one time to establish a market in the city for bone-work, but with little success — the demand for bone-work having subsided. This manufacture and sale of bone-work contributed in many ways to the welfare of all the men in prison, and was ">ne of the most notable things in our experience of prison life. CHAPTER XL. AN EPISODE OF THE BATTLE OE CROSS LANES. By Edgar M. Condit of Company C. Immcdiateh following the battle. Company C hunicdly left the held, taking to the near-by woods, in a more oi less (ienioralized conchtion. However, our real confusion and night followed several hours later, when w^e suddenly found ourselves almost entirely surrounded by Colonel Tompkins's regiment. The first we knew of their presence was their demand for our surrender. This happened at a time when most of the company were sitting on the ground resting. while the Captain and some of the sergeants had begun a conference r.s to the direction we should take. The enemy had also been resting, but quickly rising up, their guns were fairly in our faces. In a sorrowful tone of voice Cap- tain Shurtleff gave the order, "Fall in, boys, I shall have to give you iip." The company was somewhat "strung out," and while those nearest the Captain began forming for sur- render the larger part of the company ran pell mell into a laurel thicket which, providentially, was only about three jumps away. No two could make the same time through this breastworks of laurel. They all seemed to have better wind than I, and so it transpired that this was the last I saw of any of my company for sixteen days. There was some shooting and much yelling "Surrender!" behind mc. Reaching the channel of a small stream, I took to that, anci spying a ledge of rock, reaching far out over the bank, I crawled back to its farthest recess and lay there for several iinurs. In the mean time, two of Company A*s boys joined mt- under this rock, — Hoffman and Evans, — who had in the flight come off the battlefield with us instead of their own company. While we lay there a number of Confederates ran over nur heads, and even fired at retreating soldiers 348 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY making their way through the brush. After all had been quiet for some time we ventured out of our hiding-place and again resumed our retreat of twenty-five miles through the mountains to Gauley Bridge. We had not gone far before we came up to a fallen tree whose butt was hollow and out of which was protruding a pair of shoes and socks. We felt sure they were U. S. goods, but we were in no frame of mind to take any chances, and so passed quietly by. (If that soldier is still living and ever reads this item I want him to write me.) Wearily pulling ourselves up the side of mountains, sometimes crossing deep ravines, always keeping within hearing of the roaring Gauley, we con- tinued our wanderings until almost nightfall, when we sup- posed we must be nearly fifteen miles from the battlefield — as a matter of fact we were only three ; but by this time wc were the victims of sharp hunger and fatigue. Coming to an opening we could see no house or road, but did frequently hear the barking of a dog near by. We decided to wait till dark and investigate, and during this halt we coiled around the rtiots of a spreading laurel bush. While lying there three men passed within a dozen feet of us, presumably memuers of our own company; but the foliage about us was so dense we could not tell whether they were friends or enemies. At length darkness and hung"er screwed up our cour.'ige to go to the cabin home we felt sure the barking dog was defending, and here our real story begins. With fixed bayonets and capped guns we dashed across an open field and "a mountain road to the front door of a very modest log house. A mother, somewhat startled, met us ?t the door. Recognizing our uniforms she bade us come in quickly. In crossing the street we had noticed a fire in the road, perhaps 200 yards from this home, and this was in part the cause of her excitement, for this was the enemy's picket post for the night. Her welcome was all the assurance we needed that we had fallen into the hands of Union friends. Quicker than T can tell you she had our army equipment hidden away. We occupied a small back room while she prepared us a warm EPISODK Ol' RATTLK OI- CROSS LANES 349 supper of biscuits, honey, meat, and several kinds of sauce. Ko banquet menu since ever touched my palate as did that >upper. For three months we had been subsisting on "hard tack and sow-belly," and by comparison this supper was a royal feast. The "banquet" over we were shown up into the "loft," where we slept on feather beds — to be sure, a Joubtful luxury in these days, during the month of August ; but after sleeping on the ground for three months with tli-- soft side of a cartridge-box for a pillow, we thought the feather beds were great. The night wasn't long enough, for about half past three the next morning this mother came to our bedside and woke us. saying that if we were discovered in the house the Confederates would burn the home and otherwise destroy their property. We dressed while she filled our haversacks, and her oldest boy. then twelve years of age. led us to a hillside, less than a quarter of a mile from the house, where we hid in a deep excava- tion made by a large tree which had blown down. This was our home for two days, and it did not do a thing but pour down for about thirty-six hours of that time. We fairly floated in this small cellar. Between the rain and the Confeds in the dooryard and about the house, none of the family could get to us for two days. The storm finally let up. and after dusk of the second day the oldest daugli- ter — eighteen years of age — and the little brother, before mentioned, got to us with a pot of hot cofifee. biscuits, boiled corn, and honey. Do you wonder that we thought an angel had dropped down from heaven to- succor us? The biscuits and the cofTee were the first warm thing that had touched our stomachs for those two days of drenching storm. If there had been a preacher handy there would have been a three-corner duel to determine which of us should marry the girl. In the mean time, our hiding-place had become a mudhole and our clothing saturated and stiff with mud. luicouraged by this young woman, we determined t(i get to the house under cover of the darkness. She led of¥ some little distance ahead of us. Nearing the house we lay down on an "elder 350 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY patch," while she reconnoiterecl about the house and grounds. The way was clear, and in a moment more we were in the old log cabin again, sitting around a smoulder- ing fire-place, trying to dry our clothes. By this time the reader is entitled to a more formal introduction to our hostess, Mrs. James A. Renick — whose good and loyal hus- band had "to skip the country" to avoid being pressed into the Confederate service. To do this he had to leave this noble woman and a large family of children — the daughter mentioned being the oldest — unprotected and at the mercy of Floyd's soldiers. But to proceed with our experience. This lady found three of her husband's shirts, and we were ordered back to the feather beds in the "loft" while she — and her deeds, like those of Mary Magdalene, should be told throughout the world — sat up the livelong night cleaning and drying our clothes around the fire-place. Before daylight the next morning our haversacks were again filled, and with the "kid," scarcely awake, for our leader, we were piloted to a small cave — a sort of chamber in the rocks along a creek bank, some eighty rods distant from the home. We had to cross the road, but the rest of our way was through a woods and laurel thicket. Here, in the dry, we made our home for nearly two weeks, while the daughter kept us provisioned as opportunity occurred. Every day or two came a large pail full of bread, meat, honey, boiled "roasting ears" and ripe peaches. Often she came to us soaking wet to her shoulders from the dripping laurel brush, for it still rained much of the time. She kept us posted on what the Confeds were doing about the premises. While we lay in the cave sharing this family's hospitality, these Southern soldiers confiscated every horse on the farm, seven in all, helped themselves to the corn on the place for army fodder, and either carried into camp or made up into cider the entire apple crop of a large orchard. Ten bushels of wheat were left them. This was in a large dry-goods box and stood by the front door on the porch, and thereby hangs a tale. About the middle of our stay the flour barrel EPISODE OF BATTEE OF CROSS LANES 351 •an empty. The daughter. th(High only eighteen, was itterly without fear, and withal a good diplomat. She itated the case to a couple of visiting Confederate soldiers vho were connected with Floyd's wagon-train, and pre- •ailcd upon them to load these last ten bushels of wheat into )ne of their army wagons and take the grist to a small louring-mill some three miles away, while she sat on the op-most bag going and coming. It was a spectacle, indeed, o a Union soldier who was depending upon the return of hat flour for his next day's hot biscuit. After we had shared such hospitality for eight days we vere chafing under not only our confinement in this cave, )ut the appalling fact began to stare us in the face that we verc really eating the last bread of this mother and her even or eight children. We decided to take the chances of scape through the Confederate lines. The mother advised igainst this undertaking, but we insisted. Our haversacks vere filled early, and the little boy was sent, just as day was >rcaking, to guide us to the top of Panther iVTountain, from vhich we had Mrs. Renick's careful instruction as to the curse to pursue. Bidding the boy an affectionate and hearty [ood-by, we struck a bee-line — as we supposed — for Gauley bridge, more than twenty miles away. It was a long fore- loon. and after walking a dozen or fifteen miles through the nountains we halted for lunch. Thus refreshed, we again ook up the march, and by 3 o'clock we were momentarily xpecting to sight Twenty Mile Creek. A little later we anic out to an opening in which there was a log cabin in he little valley below us. \\c crawled along the fence for he distance of a couple of blocks, kcc|)ing ourselves well crccned in the brush. We got within the distance of a city ilock from this cabin and then lay down in a fefice corner or further observation. We had been there some minutes >efore the real situation dawned upon us. We had come •ack to the home of Mrs. Renick! Waiting till dark we nade our way softly to the back yard, and when we knew til was clear, walked into the house, to the great astonish- ncnt of the family. This episode impressed us as the lead- 352 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ing of Providence, and we again took up our old quarters in the cave. At the end of another week General Rosecrans was draw- ing his lines around Carnifax Ferry. This caused Floyd to draw in all his outposts, and though we were wholly igno- rant at the time of what was going on, it opened the way to our escape. Scarcely any Southern soldiers were now pass- ing the house or stopping to visit the family. We spent our last day (Sunday) in the house with several invited guests- Union women of the neighborhood. The afternoon turned into a general "smoker," in the very midst of which a squad of twenty-five or thirty of Floyd's cavalry rode up near the door, and a dozen of them dismounted, and were coming through the front gate before they were discovered. Two of the largest women at once stepped into the front door, completely filling that opening, while we ran across the front room on our hands and knees (to keep below the windows), and thus made our escape to the cabin "loft" of feather-bed experiences. These cavalrymen were not invited in, but stood at the door some time and visited with the ladies. We heard the whole conversation through the more or less open "chinks" of the cabin. The inquiry of one was, "Have you seen any more Yankees since the Cross Lanes fight?" There was a prompt chorus of noes, at which, for the first time, my heart went up to Heaven in gratitude for a well- emphasized He; it was a close call ! Before leaving that eve- ning, Mrs. Renick brought to me her youngest daughter — a tot of two or three summers, for whom no name liad yet been agreed upon (they called her "Sis"), and asked me to give her a Yankee name. As soon as my embarrassment was fairly off, I began running over a long list of early loves, and hit upon Leonora — for short, Nora — and that's her name to-day. As darkness closed down we took another farewell of all the family, with an audible "God bless you!" and struck out, the second time, to reach Gauley Bridge. The daughter who had already risked so much for us piloted us some two miles down the Gauley River to a cousin of hers, who had Episode of battle or cross lanks 353 slipped back home on tlic (piict to sec his bride of but u few weeks. Here we stayed all nig'ht. and our ranks were in- creased by a member of Company K who had been lying under the "puncheon" floor of this cabin for two weeks. His name has gone from me. This young man, cousin of Miss Renick. started with us before sunrise the next morn- ing, and that night we slept at Twenty Mile Creek. The next morning, being the sixteenth day after the battle, we joined what was left of the Seventh Regiment at Gauley Bridge. We were sent for at once by the Colonel, who called for all the details of our "outing;" indeed, we did little else for several days but compare experiences with the other members of the regiment who had braved dangers and endured hardsliips in getting back to Gauley Bridge after this most unfortunate battle. If my story should stop here a very interesting part of it would remain untold. By this time most of my readers would say, "Of course this writer afterward married the girl." That is the way the novelist would have it. but I did not. Had she been agreeable to any such proposition, I could not have done so without breaking faith witli an earlier young lady acquaintance; however, the deeds and heroism of this young lady and her mother were not allowed to perish from memory. To have forgotten them I would have been an ingrate, indeed. My first effort to show my gratitude for what they had done for me was not what might be called a roaring success. We had not yet received our first payment in the service. Ten to fifty cents was about the average amount of specie per capita in our com- pany at this time. I borrowed from most everybody in the company, till I got together sixteen dollars — the price of the only silk dress pattern in the little store at the bridge pier. This I purchased and sent to the young lady by — as I sup- posed — a trusted acf|uaintance of hers. He did not return to Cross Lanes immediately, but followed our army down to Charleston. Here he sold the dress pattern to a merchant and took ^liss Renick one of a cheap delaine, a trick I found 354 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INI ANTRY out seventeen years afterward. Perhaps it served me right, for as I now^ look back upon the incident it seems to me I was a "blooming chump" not to have sent them six- teeen dollars' worth of flour or corn-meal instead of this silk dress pattern. With nothing but starvation before them in their mountain home the family, a few weeks later, followed the father to eastern Ohio, where he had taken the lease of a farm for five years. At the expiration of this lease they returned to the old homestead, where thev now still live. The years went by, but never without a letter or two passing between Miss Renick (long since Mrs. Geo. G. Malcolm) and myself. Then living in Iowa, in 1878 my wife and I went to West Virginia to make this mother and daughter a visit. Mrs. Malcolm's husband met us at Gauley Bridge, the nearest railway station, with a conveyance to take us to Cross Lanes via the identical road over which we had marched seventeen years before. The husband of Mrs. Renick (the mother) did not wait for our arrival, but met us on horseback five miles in advance of our destination. If General Grant had been passing through the country this family could not have paid him greater honor than they did us. Between the two families — the mother and daughter — we spent about two weeks, feasting on ripe peaches, fresh cider, fresh eggs, young chickens, etc. We spent the seven- teenth anniversary of the Cross Lanes battle with the mother, and we slept in the identical "loft" of the old log cabin I had occupied when a soldier. I say "we," but there were six of us — two young ladies, two gentlemen, my wife and I — all in this one room "loft," without so much as a sheet for a partition. They had a number of invited guests because of our visit, hence this "summer resort" method of sleeping us. On the anniversary day of the battle the family and invited guests held a picnic at the cave. During the afternoon we carefully removed the debris within this stone chamber to see what we could find. This recess in the rock was not of such dimensions as to attract neighborhood Kl'ISODK OF BATTUC OF CROSS UANICS 355 ^•isitors, and probal)ly had not received a guest outside of Ihc Renick family since our occupancy. We swept out all ihe leaves and other debris that liad drifted in durin? the previous seventeen years. In protected places that had been entirely free from moisture we found a number of peach pits and corn cobs in a perfect state of preservation. These u-ere plainly souvenirs of our life in this cave, and 1 brou.c^ht diem home and placed them with my other war relics, which I greatly prize. We also found a U. S. bullet, which I re- membered stripping the powder from to mix with water and earth in order to paint our initials on the ceiling of this rock chamber. The girl whom I had named Nora seventeen years before had married rather young, and of course she was present at this picnic, and in her arms was her first- lx)rn — a chubby, frisky boy. Standing in the cave amid many other guests, she brought this child to me to christen. I had not been advised that any such request was to be made. Without cliildren myself it was a novel duty. I was em- barrassed. The crowd insisted that as I had named the mother I must also name her first baby. After several efiforts to swallow the "lump in my throat," and running over the names of some of my boy acquaintances, I blessed the kid and named him Eugene Carlton. Everybody was happy over the selection, and to-day he still bears that name — a man twenty-seven years old. Then I put in two or three hours with hammer and cold chisel cutting into the face rock of that cave the following legend: "1861. — E. M. C. — 1878." Another seventeen years had rolled away, but during their flight the occasional friendly letter had passed between this family and myself. Thirty-four years after this first episode in the cave. Mrs. Condit and I were again on our way to West Virginia to visit this family. Perhaps I should have remarked earlier that the daughter who used to bring us food to the cave had married well — a Republican, and a real hustler. Though his county was strongly Democratic he was several times elected to the best ofiice within its gift. He became rich for that section of the country, owning many thousands of acres 356 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY of coal and timber lands along the Gauley. His home farm right at Cross Lanes contains 700 acres, and includes the little spring brook and meadow valley on which the Seventh Regiment camped for a week or more on the occasion of our first march through that country. They have reared, and I: liberally educated, a fine family, two of whom are now leading physicians in West Virginia, and one of the daugh- ters married a physician of leading practice in an adjoining county. This second visit, thirty-four years after the battle of Cross Lanes, was made of greater interest by the presence of my old "bunk-mate" of Company C, M. M. Andrews, whom the whole regiment has learned to love more and more as the years go by. We spent something over a week rambling over the early scenes of our knapsack days, and wound up with a picnic at the cave, on the thirty-fourth an- niversary of' that battle. The old log cabin on the Renick farm, which hid us in its "loft" the first night after the battle, is gone. I still have a good splinter of it among my war mementoes. Mr. and Mrs. Renick, in their old age, had built across the street from the old cabin, a small frame house. Stand- ing in that valley, under a broiling August sun, without the shade of a porch, I could not bear to think of that mother, who had done so much for me in a critical moment of my life, waiting another year for the luxury of a front porch in that hot climate. I requested Mr. Renick to have his carpenter estimate the cost of the proposed porch, for which I left the necessary funds. Back a little from the time I am writing about, the World's Fair of Chicago occurred. Living in Chicago at the time, it gave me an opportunity to remember these two benefactresses. I sent a check covering all their expenses both ways, and invited this mother and daughter to share our hospitality as long as they would stay in Chicago. For ten days either myself or wife gave them our whole time at the Fair or showing them about the city. On their ar- rival Mrs. Renick remarked, as I met her at the front door, "I have come all the way to Chicago to see a man that can EPISODE OE BATTLE OE CROSS LANES 357 )e grateful for tJiirty-thrcc years." The daughter had Taveled considerably, and had seen as much of the United States as the average citizen ; but what a revelation to this nother! Born in the county in which she still lives (she is Mghty-two years old), she had never seen a railway train ill the one she boarded for Chicago, twenty-six miles dis- :ant from her mountain home. She had never seen a church )rgan, a modern bath-tub. gas, or electric light. She had lie count the latter in my house that she might be able to tell ler grandchildren about it when she got home. Of course ;he Fair itself was a new world, a world peopled with mar- vels for her. They arrived the day before "Chicago day." Dnly the daughter and myself dared to brave such a crowd. [ asked her the largest crowd she had ever been in before. 5he thought she had been to political meetings where there ,vere three or four hundred people, but she seemed to ex- )erience no more trouble that day than did I in fighting my ,vay through that 762,000 of humanity. We afterward had the pleasure of entertaining nearly all )f the daughter's children, and her husband, during their 'Fair" visits. And now a word personal: In 1904 Mrs. Condit and myself finished a leisurely two wears' tour through all parts of Europe, much of Asia, and )art of Africa. My impressions, experiences, and observa- ;ions during this eventful journey were written up from veek to week and published by one of my home newspapers. Dn my return, with some emendations, this correspondence vas published in book form by the h'leming ?I. Revell Com- )any of Chicago, making a volume of 626 pages, besides the llustrations, and is dedicated in the following language, to vit : "Out of a grateful memory the Author desires to dedi- :ate this volume to two friends who materially assisted Providence in saving his life during the civil war, viz : To Mrs. James A. Renick of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, who ;ecreted and fed him in a cave for two weeks, and thus saved lini from the horrors of a Confederate prison, and to his :onirade and "bunk-mate" M. M. Andrews, now of Bay 358 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY City, Michigan, who, at a later period, gave to him not less than a mother's care and love, during a long siege of typhoid fever in an army hospital." And now this volume, next to her Bible, is making this dear old mother happy in her West Virginia home. Daytona, Florida, May 22, 1905. GEN. GRANT TO GEN. LEE. "In the F1E1.D, "April 7, 1865. General: "The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsi- bility of any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. "U. S. Grant. "Lieut.-General. "General R. E. LeE." This letter was carried by Gen. Robert Nugent, accom- panied by Capt. John Oklershaw, one of his aides, to a Con- federate commissioned officer in front of the "Irish Brigade" composed of the Sixty-third, Sixty-ninth, and Eighty-eighth New York Infantry, and General Lee surrendered two days later, at Appomattox. • TRIBUTE OF COL. WILLIAM F. FOX. Colonel William F. Fox, the author of "Slocum and his Men," says : "The Seventh Ohio Infantry was relieved June ii, 1864, and ordered home to be mustered out of service, its term of enlistment having expired. This regiment had made a brilliant record in the war, and was highly regarded throughout the entire corps." He also, in his volume entitled "Regimental Losses in the Civil War," makes repeated reference to this regiment, while under the caption of "Three Hundred Fighting Regiments" he has compiled the following record : SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY. Candy's Brigade — Geary's Division — Twelfth Corps. (i) Col. Erastus B. Tyler, Bvt. Major-Gen. (2) Col. William Creighton (killed). (3) Ueut.-Col. Samuel McClelland. R. Killed and Died of Wounds. Died of Disease, Acci- dents, in Prison, &c. Total Enroll- ment. Companies. Ofl&cers. Men. Total. Officers. Men. Total. Field and Staff Company A . B . C . D , E . F . G . H . I . K . • 3 2 I I I I I I 21 13 2 ■ 15 10 13 19 15 17 24 4 21 13 28 16 II 14 19 15 18 25 I I 8 7 7 II 10 9 9 10 10 6 I 8 7 7 II 10 9 10 10 10 6 18 154 117 148 158 122 138 128 139 114 129 Totals . . . 10 174 184 2 87 89 1,365 184 killed — 13.4 per cent. i TRIBUTE OF COIvONEl* FOX TO SEVENTH OHIO 36 1 Total of killed and wounded, 68j; died in Confederate prisons (pre- viously included), 15. Battles. *K. & M. W. Battles. *K. & M. W. Scouting party, W. Va., nnmfrie<; Vi i (1861) I Uumtries, Va., i Cross Lanes, W. Va., Au- Chancellorsville, Va., 22 gust 26, 1861, 13 n ^^ u r> Kernstown, Va 30 Gettysburg, Pa., 2 Port Republic. Va., 19 Ringgold, Ga 25 Cedar ^Iountain, Va., 5S t> /^ c^;,i.<.,'. r -vV-, . Resaca, Ga., i bnicker s uap, Va., i Antietam. Md., 8 New Hope Church, Ga., ... 6 Present, also, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. ; Missionary Ridge, Penn. ; Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. "Notes. — One of the finest regiments in the service. It was raised in nofthern Ohio, with rendezvous at Cleveland, and was composed of exceptionally good material. Its ranks includecl men of culture and good social position, clergymen, students, teachers, bankers, farmers and me- chanics. They enlisted promptly at first news of war, the regiment organizing in April for the three months' service, but entering the three years' service, almost to a man, when the second call for troops was made. It left the State June 26. 1861, and proceeded to West Virginia. While en- :amped by itself at Cross Lanes, W. Va., it was attacked by a large force under General Floyd ; the regiment made an obstinate defense, but was driven from the field with a se- I'ere loss, many of the men being captured. The principal los.ses of the Seventh were — at Kernstown, 20 killed. 62 kvounded. and 10 missing; at Port Republic. 10 killed, 55 kvounded, and 10 missing; at Cedar Mountain, 31 killed, 149 wounded, and 2 missing, out of 307 present; at Antie- :am. 5 killed and 7,^ wounded; at Chancellorsville. 16 und up the leg w'ith his handkerchief, and borrowing a lyonet from one of the soldiers formed a tourniquet and Dpped the flowing of blood. He was himself shot imme- ately thereafter, through the muscular coating of the ■art, the wound bleeding internally instead of outwardly. 3th were carried off the field together. Colonel Creighton had been recommended for the posi- >n of brigadier-general previously, but death intervened fore he reached the goal of his desires. His remains were nbalmed and sent home, where he was given all honors, e Wly lying in state at the City Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, larded by the National Guard, then transferred to the city ult. where it remained until the return of his regiment at e expiration of their term of service, when it was escorted Woodland Cemetery. His old regiment acted as pall- arers and chief mourners, followerl by the tears of thou- nds. As a special mark of honor to the memory of Colonel 'eighton, the name of Fort Wood at Chattanooga, Tennes- e, was changed by military orders to Fort Creighton. JOEL F. ASPER. Joel F. Asper was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1822, and when but five years of age his father removed to Farmington, Ohio, by the slow process of a four-horse team. Until eighteen years old he assisted his father in clearing a farm in the Ohio forest, at the same time attending a district school in w^inter. Having a pas- sion for reading and writing he was led to study law, and in August, 1844, was admitted to the bar; while in October following he opened a law office in Warren, Ohio. In 1846 he was elected a justice of the peace and on Decem- ber 15th of the same year was married in Farmington to Miss Elizabeth Brown. Three children — two daughters and a son — were born to them. In 1850 he moved to Char- don, Ohio, where he edited a Free-Soil paper. He returned to Warren in 1852 and resumed the practice of law, which continued until the breaking out of the war in 1861. Colonel Asper was among the first to tender the services of a company to Governor Dennison, and on the 26th of pany A of Warren, which became Company H of the Sev- enth Ohio Infantry, and he its captain. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel May 20, 1862, and served in this regiment until March 2, 1863, when he resigned after having partici- pated in the battles of Cross Lanes and Winchester, in which last engagement he was severely wounded. He as- sisted in the organization of the One Hundred and Seventy- first Regiment of Ohio National Guards, to serve for the period of 100 days, and served therein as its colonel froni April 27 to August 20, 1864. This regiment was ordered to Kentucky, where in a spirited engagement with Morgan's cavalry at Keller's Bridge, on June 11, 1864, it lost 13 killed, 54 wounded, and many prisoners. In 1864 Colonel Asper removed to Chillicothe, Missouri, where he practiced law successfully and in 1866 began the publication of the Spec- tator, in which he advocated the election of General Grant F*CINO PACE 368 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOEL F. ASPER. GENERAL OFFICER OF THE DAY, DECEMBER 2. 1862 FIELD AND STAFF 369 or President. He was a delegate to the Chicago Conven- ion and State Convention, and after a spirited contest was lected to Congress as a radical RepubHcan. He was active and energetic; a brave and capable officer, ^•ho iiad the respect of his men. He died in Chillicothc, Missouri, October i, 187J, and was buried in Edgcwood emctery in that city. ORRIN J. CRANE. Lieut.-Col. Orrin J. Crane was born at Troy, New York, in the year 1828. His education was limited in the Hnes generally adopted in civil life, but he learned the science of war through his superior officer, Col. William R. Creighton, who was a natural-born soldier. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion in the year 1861 he was connected with the ship building business as a carpenter in the building of vessels for the Great Lakes. After the firing on Fort Sumter he enlisted as a private in the Cleveland Light Guard Zouaves April 17, 1861, and was elected to the position of first lieutenant in the company which was mustered into the service of the tJnited States as Company A, Seventh Regiment O. V. L He was pro- moted to captain when Creighton was elected lieutenant- colonel. He reenlisted for three years June 19, 1861. He partici- pated in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Repub- lic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and was killed at Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863, while in com- mand of his regiment. Crane was a good mechanic through his early training, and his talent in that line was utilized by his superior officers in the building of bridges, barracks and corduroy roads, whenever necessary, and the work performed by him was always well done. He commanded his brigade for a while at Antietam, Maryland, after General Tyndall was severely wounded. Crane was well liked by the men under him on account of his careful attention to their comforts while in camp and on the march. He was a cool and brave officer in battle, and was promoted to the position of lieutenant-colonel for meri- torious services in the face of the enemy. (370) LIEUTENANT COLONEL ORRIN J. CRANE (Kill.-.l .'it Ilalll.- of l:iM^';;c.l.l. (;ii.. Nov. L'Ttli. lrt(i:i.) LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAMUEL McCLELLAND (Died 1872.) SAMUEL M. McClelland. Lieut. -Col. Samuel M. McClelland was born in the year 1833. He removed to Youngstown, Ohio, when a young man, and was educated in the common schools. He enlisted as a private in a company raised for three months, and was elected first lieutenant. When mustered into the service of the United States it became Company L Seventh Regiment O. V. L He reenlisted in the three years' service June 19, 1861 ; became captain of Company H May i, 1862, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel De- :eniber i, 1863, for bravery in action. He participated in the following battles: Cross Lanes, Winchester. Port Republic. Cedar Mountain. Dumfries, Chancellorsville. Virginia ; Gettysburg. Pennsylvania ; Lookout Mountain. Tennessee; Ringgold, Dalton. Rocky Face Ridge. Resaca, and Dallas, or New Hope Church, Georgia. At the battle of Ringgold he was severely wounded in the wrist and face, and in the head at Winches- ter. He was mustered out of the service on expiration of the term of his regiment July 6, 1864. After his muster out of the service he entered the service nf Brown. P»onnell & Co. (engaged in the iron manufactur- ing business at Youngstown) as a puddlcr in one of their mills, he having been engaged in that business before the war. McClelland was an exceptionally brave man while in the service. He died at Youngstown in the year 1872. (371) JOHN S. CASEMENT. Major John S. Casement was born in the year 183 1. He was educated in the common schools, but improved himself by constant reading. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he was engaged in the construction business on railroads and had been for several years previous, his chief assistants being Wells and Desby Clayton and his brother Dan. It was like sunshine to see their happy faces around the old C. C. C. & I., C. & T., and C. P. & A. Rail- ways. After the firing on Fort Sumter, Casement volunteered, and was elected major of the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. for a period of three months, and was commissioned to date from April 25, 1861. June 19, he reenlisted for a period of three years and was re-commissioned accordingly. The regiment was ordered to West Virginia and he par- ticipated in the battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1 86 1, with it. The regiment was defeated with severe loss and scattered, the right wing retreating to Gauley Bridge and the left to Charleston. Virginia. Casement handled the left wing on its retreat, with the greatest coolness and brav- ery, passing through the enemy's country, crossing rivers, creeks, and mountain ranges without losing a man captured. He also fought at Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862. and rode forward with a squad of not over twenty men and captured a twenty-pounder cannon from the enemy and held on to it until the fighting was over. This battle was the only one in which General "Stonewall" Jackson was de- feated by the Union troops, and driven back. During his service with the Seventh he was engaged in numerous skirmishes and marches, notably that of Blue's Gap, wliere in the dead of winter the regiment marched all night through the snow with the thermometer at or below zero. He was always loved by the boys of the Seventh for BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN S. CASEMENT (Miijor Till O. V. I. — Col. lO.id O. V. I. — Hritt. Ocn. Vols.) SURGEON CURTISS J. BELLOWS flELD AND STAFF 373 his good nature and coolness and bravery in action, never asking any one to go where he would not. lie tendered his resignation at Falmouth, Virginia, to accept promotion. He was appointed colonel of the One Hundred and Third Regiment O. V. I., to date from August 18. 1862. He participated with this regiment in the battles of Knox- ville. Tenn. ; Resaca, Georgia; and all of the Hanking marches and battles in Sherman's advance on Atlanta, los- ing 255 men in killed, wounded, and missing out of a force of 450 when they started ; Franklin, Tennessee, and Nash- ville, Tennessee. He virtually saved the day at Franklin by his daring valor and skill and by the courage of his brigade. The regiment was transferred under Maj.-Gen. Schofield to Wilmington, N. C. In this movement Casement com- manded a brigade, as he had done for over a year previous. The brigade remained in this department until the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston with his command near Raleigh, North Carolina. Tile regiment was mustered out of the service June 23. 1865, on account of the end of the war. Casement, still commanding the brigade of which the One Hundred and Third was one of the units, had been brevettcd brigadier- general for bra^•e and meritorious services in the face of the enemy. After the war ceased General Casement resumed his busi- ness of construction of railroads, he being the contractor under whose supervision the track of the Union Pacific Rail- way was laid, some days laying seven miles of track per day. He was engaged in building railroads in various States and in Central America. He has been remarkably successful in this line of business, and has helped to construct more miles of railway than any man in the known world. He married Miss Frances Marion Jennings in the year 1857. Two children were born to them, of whom one survives. LOUIS GERMAIN DE FOREST. lyouis Germain De Forest was born September 9, 1838, at Cleveland, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools of his native city, where he received a good educa- tion in the days when frills did not count. In early life he was attracted toward a military life, and joined the volun- teer organization called the Cleveland Light Guards. When this company disbanded for reorganization he joined the Sprague Cadets, an offshoot of it. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he was in the employ of N. E. Crittenden, the leading jewelry firm of his native city. After the firing on Fort Sumter, filled with martial ardor inherited from his paternal grandfather, a soldier of the Revolution, he enlisted as a private in the Sprague Cadets April 22, 1861, for three months, under the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 volunteers. This com- pany on being mustered into the service of the United States was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. as Com- pany B. He was appointed orderly sergeant and was pro- moted to first lieutenant and adjutant for soldierly conduct. May 17, 1 86 1. He reenlisted for three years June 19, 1861, and was commissioned by the Governor of the State of Ohio as first lieutenant and adjutant in the three years' service. February i, 1862, he was transferred to the staff of Gen. E. B. Tyler as acting assistant adjutant-general. He participated in all of the marches, skirmishes, and battles of his regiment until he resigned March 12, 1862, on account of ill health, when he was honorably discharged from the service on account of surgeon's certificate of disa- bility to take effect on that date. When to a certain extent he had recovered he was commissioned as captain of Com- pany C, One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment O. V.I.,May 2, 1864, and was mustered out of the service August 23, 1864. He married Miss Theresa Suydam, December 26, 1861, CAPTAIN LOUIS G. DcFOKEST (1st Li..„t. \- A.ljt. 7th (). V. i. -c;.,,,. o.. f. l.-.otl, o. V. I. — Died August •_'(]. IS70.) CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. SHEPHERD (Ist Lieut. & Adjt. 7th O. V. I. — Capt. & C. S. U. S. Vols. — Died July 3d, 1882.) FIEI.D AND STAFF 375 it Cleveland, Ohio, and they had three sons, two of whom, [Edward I. and Louis C, died in their youth, the surviving ;on, Albert T., being now, in 1906, the general manager of :he American Steel and Wire Company on the Pacific coast. :ie with his mother, wife, and daughter reside at Palo Alto, ralifornia. Captain De Forest died at Cleveland, Ohio, August -2, 1870 from disease contracted while in the service. His re- nains lie in Lake View Cemetery, the burial being the first me in those grounds. He was a brave and patriotic soldier, which seemed to de- scend upon him from his military ancestors, and made of liini one of the best disciplined officers in the service of the United States. His bright, genial disposition, manly bearing, and noble character made him a universal favorite, alike with his comrades in arms and a host of friends in civil life. Requiescat iti pace. FREDERICK THOMAS BROWN. The Rev. Frederick Thomas Brown, D. D., was born in West Carlisle, Coshocton County, Ohio, May 6, 1822. He attended Washington and Jefferson College and was grad- uated at Princeton in 1845. His theological studies were pursued at Princeton Seminary and at Geneva, Switzer- land, and he was ordained to preach by the Presbytery of Logansport, Indiana. After the breaking out of the war of the rebellion on the firing at Fort Sumter he was appointed as chaplain of the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. in 1861, and served in that ca- pacity until after the battle of Cross Lanes, Va., in which he participated. He was always well liked by the soldiers and he personally was a brave and patriotic man. His ministerial life was spent in Dayton, Ohio ; Madison, Indiana ; Cleveland, Ohio ; Georgetown, D. C. ; Chicago, Illinois ; St. Paul, Minnesota ; Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Manasquan, New Jersey. He was married three times — first to Miss Harriet Little, second to Charlotte Ann White, third to Anne Eliza Bates,i and had ten children born to them, of whom eight are living. 1 He died of apoplexy at Manasquan, New Jersey, January II, 1893, and is buried at that place. i276) CHAPLAIN FREDERICK T. BROWN ( I»i.Ml Jim. 1 1th, isO.i.) FIRST LIEUT. & ADJT. CHARLES A. BROOKS (Killed ill K. R. Accident, Aug. l.'itli. ISli:^,.) LlEUTENANl &■ AOJUTANT MOHKIS BAXTER .\l..ii:iil> «.,uh.l..,l ,.i is„i,i.. .,{ UiMiru'-.l.l. (i:. . Nnv. jvtii, isr,:i — Difd N'ov. :. V. 1.— Cupt. Co. K. Ijdtl, U. V. I.) COMPANY A 385 li:^vetl and assigned to the command of a company in the First Kentucky Infantry, wlien he was placed in command of an expechtion to recover a herd of cattle from rebel guer- rillas in the mountains across the Kanawha River, and was successful. lie then returned to the command of Company E. which he held until February i, 1862, when he was ap- pointed adjutant of the regiment. Accepted an invitation of General Lander to accompany him as an acting aide-de- camp on a raid on Bloomery Furnace. On the death of General Lander, he commanded the escort to the body. By order of General McClellan, he was detached on special duty to gather convalescents from the hospitals at Alexandria. Virginia, and vicinity, and return them to their respective regiments. About October i, 1862, he was detached as inspecting officer on the staff of General Geary to inspect General Crawford's division on Maryland Heights. After repeatedly waiving rank, was promoted to captain, to take (late and rank September i, 18O2, and assigned to Company A. Seventh O. V. I. He participated in every battle and skirmish in which the regiment was engaged until February 12, 1863, when, by reason of disability arising from wounds in the head, shoulder and leg, together with sunstroke, he was obliged to resign. After returning home his recovery was rapid, and on May 2. i8'')4. he again entered the service as captain of Company E, One Hundred and Fiftieth O. V. I. This regi- ment was ordered to Washington, D. C, and Captain Moly- neaux was assigned to the command of Fort Thayer, and took part in the repulse of General Early's attack on the capital, July 11 and 12, 1864. At the expiration of this term of service he returned with his regiment to Cleveland, Ohio, and was mustered out August 23, 1864. On again returning to civil pursuits, he arranged a part- nership with G. S. Xewcomb. and engaged in the printing and printers' supply business, in which he continued until January, 1883, when he received the appointment of deputy county recorder. This oflice he filled until June i, 1886, 25 386 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY when he was appointed assistant postmaster, serving until relieved by the new administration in May, 1891. In May, 1892, he was appointed as member of the Board of Equali- zation and Assessment for the city of Cleveland, on which board he served about seven years. He then established a manufacturing business, and in June, 1902, he was ap- pointed by the State Board as a member of the City Board of Review, for the term of three years, and in June, 1905, was reappointed for the term of five years. On May 26, 1863, he was married to Henrietta A. Lyon, and his children are William V., Robert T., and Raymond L. He is a veteran member of Iris Lodge F. & A. M., Webb Chapter R. A. M., Army and Navy Post G. A. R., Ohio Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion, secretary of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Commission, and member of the National Union, CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. HOWE WILLLVM A. HOWE. Capt. William A. Howe was born in the city of Cleveland. Ohio. March 4, 1839, and educated in the public and high schools of his native city. In the year 1852 he entered the employ of S. Sar^eant as an apprentice to learn the art of picture-frame gilding and mounting, continuing in his employ until the firing on Fort Sumter, when he enlisted, .\pril 17. 1 86 1, as a private in the service of the United States for a period of three months, in what was known as the Cleveland Light Guards Zouaves, and later as Company .\, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. Promoted to corporal. April 30, 1861. Reenlisted June 19. 1861. for a period of three years, and was rapidly promoted to the position of captain for gallant and meritorious service in the face of the enemy, and was mustered out with his regiment, July 6. 1864, on account of the expiration of its term of service. He participated in the following battles during the war : Cross Lanes, Virginia. August 26. 1861 ; Winchester, Vir- ginia. March 23. 1862; Port Republic. Virginia. June 9. 1862; Cedar Mountain. Virginia. .August 9, 1862; Second Bull Run campaign. August and September, 1862: Antie- tam. Maryland, September 17. 1862; Dumfries, Virginia. December 27. 1862; Chanccllorsville, Va., May i. 2 and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Dalton. Georgia. May 8. 1864; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia. May II. 1864; Resaca. Georgia, May 13 to 15, 1864. and Dallas, or New Hope Church. Georgia. May 26, 1864. He was in command of the picket guard when Lookout .Mountain, Tennessee, was stormed, November 24. 1863. and tried to get relieved to join the storming party, but was unable to get the necessary permission from his superior officers. He was always known as a brave and capable offi- cer while in the service and was beloved by the men serving under him. 388 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY After his regiment was mustered out of the service he entered the employ of J. W. Sargeant, remaining with him until the year 1878, when he opened a store for himself, con- tinuing in the same line of business. In the year 1895 he in- corporated The W. A. Howe Company for the purpose of general finishers to printers and lithographers, and became its president, retaining that office to the present time. January 17, 1866, he married Miss Rachel Sage. Four children were born to them, three sons and one daughter, of whom Mrs. Elizabeth R. Farrand is the sole survivor. He is a member of the following organizations and socie- ties : Euclid Avenue Baptist Church ; Masonic bodies, of which he is a 32d degree Mason ; charter member of Me- morial and Army and Navy Posts, G. A. R. ; Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion ; Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Commission; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce ; vice-president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac; Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry As- sociation and its auxiliary, the Rooster Club. In all of the above societies and organizations he has al- ways been an active member, his good sense and experience in army life and business affairs qualifying him to be a valu- able counsellor. "Long may he live, may his shadow never grow less," is what every old Seventh "boy" wishes him from the bottom of his heart. CAPTAIN GEORGE A. McKAY GEORGE A. McKAY. Capt. George A. McKay was born at Oswego, N. Y., June 1 6. 1 84 1. He was eclucatecl in the grammar and high schools, and also took a special collegiate course. Im- mediately thereafter he entered the service of what is now the Big Four and L. S. and M. S. Railway, and continued in their employ until the breaking out of the war of the re- bellion in 1 86 1, when, being a private in the Cleveland Light Guard Zouaves, he enlisted in what afterward became Com- pany A. Seventh Regiment O. V. I., for three months, and was appointed second sergeant. Reenlisted for three years at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and was promoted to orderly ser- geant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain in that regiment, and was transferred to the staff as assistant in- spector-general, serving in that capacity until his muster out of the service. He participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run campaign, Dumfries and Chancellorsville. Virginia ; Antietam. Mary- land ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ; Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, and Ringgold, Georgia, and was wounded nine times in six of the engagements. He was in every engagement, skirmish and march of the regi- ment until dangerously wounded through both legs at Ring- gold, Georgia. He was the bearer of the order that took the First Brigade. Second Division, Twelfth Army Corps in the unfortunate charge on Taylor's Ridge. Col. W. R. Creigh- ton, commanding the brigade, notified him that as he had delivered the order he would have to see it executed. He did so. and was wounded as stated above. Creighton, turn- ing to his brigade said, "I expect to see you roosters walk right over that ridge," and was answered by Captain E. H. Bohm, commanding Company L "Colonel, we can but try." They tried, but failed, although they did all that brave men could do to succeed. 390 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY McKay was mustered out of the service at the expiration of his second term of enHstment July 6, 1864, although unable to walk on account of his wounds. When they were healed sufficiently so as to perform any work he reentered the service of the railways he had been employed with at the breaking out of the war, and continued in their service, cov- ering a period of nearly thirty years all told. Since March 5, 1890, he has been employed in the United States Custom Service. December 20, 1865, he married Miss Margaret A. Creech. Five children were born to them of whom three are living — Addison Hills, Edward Creighton, and John Howard McKay. He was considered by his comrades as a thoroughly brave, energetic, and capable officer and soldier. LIEUTENANT DVVIGHT H. BROWN LIEUTENANT JEREMIAH G. CLAFLIN (.1st Seigt. Co. A, 7th O. V. I. — 2d Lieut. Co. B, IVTtli O. V. 1.) JEREMIAH GETCHEL CLAFLIN. Jeremiah Getchel Claflin was born at Thompsonville, Connecticut. August 3, 1831. Soon after his birth his parents removed to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was educated in the common schools of that city. At the breaking out of the war of the rebelhon he was Hving in Cleveland, Ohio. After the firing on Fort Sumter he enlisted April 17, 1861, in the Cleveland Light Guard Zouaves for three months. This company became Com- pany A, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., after being mustered into the service of the United States. He reenlisted June 19, 1861, for a period of three years and was appointed fourth sergeant on account of good sol- dierly conduct; afterward appointed first sergeant on ac- count of bravery in action. He participated in the following battles with his regiment : Cross Lanes. West Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Winchester. Virginia, March 23, 1862; Port Republic. Virginia, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9. 1862; Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862 — severely wounded in the shin in the latter named battle; Dumfries, Virginia, December 27, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May I, 2, and 3. 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3. 1863 (wounded) ; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, Novem- ber 25, 1863; Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 5 to 9, 1864; Resaca. Georgia, May 15. 1864; Dallas. Georgia, May 25 to 29. 1864. Mustered out with his regiment on account of expiration of term of service July 6. 1864. Reenlisted August, 1864, in Company B. One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment O. V. L. as a private, and was rapidly promoted to the posi- tion of second lieutenant. He participated with this regi- ment in the battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; joined the 392 SEVEINTH RKGIME)NT OHIO VOLUNTeJEJR INI^ANTRY Twenty-third Army Corps at Clifton, Tennessee, and moved with it to North CaroHna, arriving at Fort Fisher, February 7, 1865, participating in the taking of Fort Anderson, N. C, and battle of Town Creek; from thence moving to Wil- mington, N. C, where his corps was joined by the army of Gen. W. T. Sherman. Then the united armies moved on Raleigh, North Carolina, forcing Gen. Jos. E. Johnston to surrender. Mustered out with his regiment at Greensboro, North Carolina, June 24, 1865. He married Mary Frances Pierce, October 3, 1864, and two children were born to them, of whom George O. Claflin is the sole survivor. Since the war he has been employed as a machinist until the year 1894, when he was appointed custodian of the Sol- diers' and Sailors' Monument at Cleveland, Ohio, and is employed in that capacity at the present time. When work- ing at his trade he was employed by the following leading firms of this city : Lord, Bowler & Co., Cleveland Ship Building Company, and Cummer Engine Company, all of Cleveland, Ohio, and was considered by them a first-class mechanic. SERGEANT CARLOS A. SMITH LEWIS AUSTIN LEWIS AUSTIN. Lewis Austin was born in England in the year 1838. His ailier removed to the United States when Lewis was four ears old. He was educated in the common schools, and iiitil he was twenty-one years of age he worked on his ather's farm. He was one of the young men who had the ^old fever, and started for Pike's Peak, Colorado. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion after the iring on Fort Sumter, he enlisted, April 17, 1 861, as a pri- ate in the Cleveland Light Guard Zouaves, which company vhen mustered into the service of the United States became "ompany A, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. He participated n the battles of Cross Lanes, Virginia; Winchester, Vir- i^inia; Port Republic, and numerous battles and skirmishes luring the war. He was discharged from the service of the United States, February 16, 1863, by order War Department. Austin was utilized as a scout while in the service, and ^vas highly recommended by his superior officers for cool- less and courage in the face of the enemy. After the war he was engaged in farming with his father until the year 1872, when he removed to Iowa, engaging in the same business. His present residence is Dumont, Iowa. SAMUEL SWEET. Samuel Sweet was born at Bristol, England, October 7, 1841. In the year 1855 his parents emigrated to Cleveland, 1 Ohio. He was educated in the common schools in England i and the United States. At the first firing on Fort Sumter at the breaking out of > the war of the rebellion he enlisted as a private in the Cleve- land Light Guard Zouaves for three months. When mus- 1 tered into the service of the United States this company be- 1 came Company A, Seventh Regiment O. V. L He reen- : listed in the three years' service, June 19, 1861, and was promoted to corporal for soldierly conduct. He participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1 86 1, and Winchester, Virginia, March 23. 1862, and in numerous skirmishes and marches. At the battle of Winchester he was wounded severely through the right lung, and was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability, October 20, 1862. He married Miss Regina Huber, January 9, 1865, at Cleveland, Ohio, and they had three children, one son and two daughters. Since the war he has been employed in the manufacture of butter tubs at Falconer, New York, and in a grocery store at Jamestown, New York. He resides at present in Jamestown. He was a thoroughly brave and patriotic soldier. (394) CORPORAL SAMUEL SWEET FRANK ROCKEFELLER FR AXK ROCKEFELLER. Frank Rockefeller was born at Moravia. New York, in 1845. He was educated in the Cleveland schools, and has resided in Cleveland ever since 1853. At the breaking out of the rebellion he was too young to be accepted as a re- cruit by the United States Government, although lie tried repeatedly to enlist but was refused by the recruiting offi- cers. After the Battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861, he joined as a recruit in the month of September, having been sworn in, giving his age as eighteen, when in reality he was only sixteen. He was assigned to Company A. Seventh Regim'ent O. V. L, at Gauley Bridge, Virginia. He participated in the battles of Winchester, Port Re- l)ublic. Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, where he was wounded by a grape shot in the head ; Gettysburg, Look- out Mountain, and various other battles, including Sher- man's march to Atlanta. He w^as honorably discharged from the service at the expiration of his enlistment in 1864. Afterward he engaged in various commercial pursuits, and in the eighties sold out his oil refining business to the Standard Oil Company and became vice-president of that company, w^hich position he held for a good many years. Leaving them, he engaged in other enterprises in Cleve- land, where he is now located. For a great many years he has been largely interested in Western ranching and properties and is still so engaged. He married Miss Helen E. Scofield, a daughter of W. C. Scofield, one of Cleveland's most prosperous manufac- turers. They have three daughters living — Misses Alice. Anna and Helen. Mr. Rockefeller was a good soldier and in all of his commercial pursuits and citizenship has ranked among our foremost men. (395) CHARLES H. SMITH. Charles H. Smith was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, November 23, 1837. Was educated in common and private schools and graduated from the Ohio State Law College. April 15, 1 86 1, at Cleveland, he volunteered as a private 1 in Company A, Seventh Ohio Infantry. In the following^ July aided in raising Company G, Twenty-seventh Ohioi Infantry. Promoted to sergeant, August 14, 1861 ; orderly- sergeant. May 12, 1862. For meritorious conduct in battle I of Corinth, October 4, 1862, in leading a charge and capture of the enemy's flag was commissioned second lieutenant, November 2, 1862; first lieutenant, May 9, 1864; captain, November 3, 1864; major. May 31, 1865. Marched and in battle to Lexington, Springfield, Sedalia, St. Louis, siege and capture of New Madrid, Island Ten, Tiptonville, expedition to Fort Pillow, siege and capture of Corinth, battle of luka, second battle of Corinth, campaigns through Cherokee Valley, central Mississippi, Parker's Cross-Roads, Chattanooga, capture of Decatur. Atlanta i campaign — Resaca, Dallas, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, charge at Nick-o-Jack Creek, battles around Atlanta, march through Georgia, siege of Savannah. Through the Caro- linas — battles of Beaufort, Pocotaligo, Whippy Swamp, Rivers Bridge, North and South Edesto Rivers, Haywards, Columbia, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Goldsboro, Raleigh. Was in command of the skirmish line in every battle in which the regiment was engaged. Marched through Vir- ginia — Richmond, Fredericksburg to Washington, com- manding regiment in grand review. Discharged at Camp Dennison, July 20, 1865, after four years and three months' continuous service. Major Smith was married November 26, 1868, to Louisa E. Johnson. Their children were one son and three daugh- ters. MAJOR CHARLES H. SMITH (Private Co. A, Ttli O. V. I. — ^.Major ^Tth O. V. I.) CHARLES A. KELLER Insert between 398-359 DAVID B. LAWRENCE (Died Auffust -jr.tli. IsiKi.t FREDERICK W. BRAND COMPANY A 397 From 1866 he was a merchant at 170 Ontario street and \oo(lIan(l avenue. Is now a member of the Loyal Leg-ion. \rmy of the Tennessee, life president of Fuller's Ohio 'rigade. and 32(1 degree Mason. Resides in Cleveland, Ihio. COMPANY B. MERVIN CLARK. Capt. Mervin Clark was born at Cleveland, Ohio, Novem- ber 5, 1843. When but three years of age his mother died, and at the age of nine his father crossed the river and camped on the other shore, leaving him an orphan. He was taken into the family of Henry W. Clark, an uncle, where he had all the benefits of a home and kind friends. He was educated in the common schools of his native city. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he en- listed as a private in the Sprague Zouave Cadets, April 22, 1 86 1. When this company was mustered into the service of the United States it was assigned to the Seventh Regi- ment O. V. I. as Company B, its term of service being for three months. He reenlisted June 19, 1861, for a period of three years. He was rapidly promoted to the position of captain for meritorious service in the face of the enemy, and was mustered out with his regiment on the expiration of its term of service July 6, 1864. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Lookout Moun- tain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863; Ringgold, Georgia, No- vember 2y, 1863; Dalton, Georgia, May 8, 1864; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 11, 1864; Resaca. Georgia, May 15, 1864, and New Hope Church, or Dallas, Georgia, May 25, 1864. He returned to Cleveland, Ohio, after his muster out of the service. Before he had been home many weeks he en- listed as a private in the Regular Army. Governor Brough LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEKVIN CLARK (Capt. Co. H, 7th O. V. I. — Lieut. Col. lrt:id O. V. L — Killed at Battle of Franklin. T.-nn., Nov. ;tOtli. 1864.) COMPANY B 399 lad already selected him for promotion, and upon learning )f this escapade procured an order for his discharge, and ippointed him lieutenant-colonel of the One Hundred and Cighty-third Regiment O. V. I.. November 12, 1864. Three days later he left for the front. His regiment joined he army of General Thomas on its retreat before the rebel orces under General Hood. On Xovcmber 30, 1864. his regiment became engaged in he terrible battle of Franklin, Tennessee. The color-bearer laving been shot down, Clark seized the colors, calling to his nen. "Who will follow me to take these works?" rushed forward, scaled the parapet of the works and fell dead, a )ullet having passed through his head. Every effort was ;nade to carry his body from the field, but it was impossible, and the boy officer was wrapped in his blanket and buried on the field of his fame — "No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet or shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him." He was a brave soldier, none better. Afterward his body was removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and interred in Woodland Cemetery. Requicscat in pace. E. H. BOHM. E. H. Bohm was born February 7, 1837, at Altstedt Germany, son of a judicial officer of the Grand Duchy Saxe Weimar. Received schooHng at a private boarding school and at the gymnasium at Weimar, the capital city His father, Judge Bernhard Bohm, having after severa years of cogitation resolved to emigrate to the Unite( States, the family landed at New York on August 28, 1851 thence coming to Cleveland, Ohio, where the years wer spent on a near-by farm and in the employ of the Clevelan( & Toledo Railroad Company. Enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio on April 18, 1861, in the "National Guards," an infantr company then being recruited by old Capt. Geo. Arnold, t few days later went into another company under Capt. J. J Wiseman, which company later became Company K, Sev enth Regiment O. V. I. In May, 1861, upon the reorganization of that regimen for three years, reenlisted, and was made a sergeant, having refused to be a candidate for the second lieutenancy. En tered West Virginia July 23, 1861, and two months later on August 20, 1 86 1, was made a prisoner of war on a recon naissance into the enemy's country, declining to leave hi mortally wounded Captain, John F. Schuette, who hai been shot through the body. The next and first thre weeks of his life as prisoner of war were spent at Whit Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, very pleasantly, due to ; great liking Colonel Croghan of the First Virginia Cavalry C. S. A., had taken to him. The trip to Richmond, Vir ginia, was equally pleasant; but the confinement at Libb; Prison was the opening of the portals of hell. Next came ; stay from about October 22, 1861, to February 6, 1862, a the Parish Prison at New Orleans, Louisiana. A ten days trip, starting that day, ended at Salisbury, N. C, wher things were fairly bearable. Many episodes transpired her that would be good stories, but no space here to tell them. FIRST LIEUTENANT EDWARD H. BOHM (Died May Ttli, 190(i.) COMPANY B 401 On May -'4. iSr>_'. with alwiit 300 more Yankee prisoners vere under parole delivered to the United States authorities it Little Washington. North Carolina, and transported to \'e\vbcm. North Carolina, and thence to New York. He eturned to Cleveland about June 7, 1862. Late in July, 862, he was ordered to Columbus and there under authority rem the military commander, Capt. A. B. Dodd, Fifteenth nfantry, U. S., organized the provost-guards, remain- ng in command till March. 1863. On January 5, 1863, com- nissioned as second lieutenant. Company D, in which ca- )acity he returned to the regiment on March 17, 1863. and )y order of Colonel Creighton assumed command of Com- )any D. With it he passed through the battles of Chancel- orsville, Virginia, ]\Iay i, 2, 3, Company D having the leaviest losses of any company in the regiment. In the bat- le of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, 3, 1863, Company 3 had the only man in the whole regiment killed, viz : Corp. rhas. Carroll. Went to Governors Island, New York, in luly. 1863, in consequence of draft riots. West to Tennes- see in October. Participated in battles of Lookout Moun- ain. Missionary Ridge. Ringgold. Georgia, November 27, .vhere he was wounded in upper left arm. On January 7, 1864, commissioned first lieutenant Company B, to date ■rem November, 1863. On return to regiment (from treat- iient for wound) was assigned to command of Company I, .vith which he participated in engagements of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 3; Resaca, May 16-17; New Hope Church, May 27, where two men of Company I were killed. In June sent home with regiment, and with it mustered out fuly 7, 1864. After that quite active in politics. April, 1870, elected member Board of Education for Fifteenth vard. city of Cleveland, serving three years. September 5. nominated, and in November, 1870. elected County Re- :order. March 30, 1876, nominated, and in November .'lected Presidential clector-at-large (Hayes' campaign). In October, 1879, elected justice of the peace. In September, 26 402 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 1882, renominated as such but defeated in an election land- slide. Again nominated and elected as justice in 1885, '88^ '91, '94, '97, 1900, 1903, and 1905. Originated or actively participated in a number of civic and social affairs in Cleve- land, as well as in all movements for public honesty anc good government. FIRST SERGEANT LEVI F. BAUDER LEVI F. BAUDER. Levi F. Bander was born in Cleveland, Jannary 28, 1840, kI gradnated from Central High School in 1858; snbse- lently attended Port Royal Academy, Virginia, and Ober- n College. At the ontbrcak of the civil war he enlisted in le Sprague Cadets, which was mustered in as Company B, eventh O. V. L He reenlisted at Camp Dennison, June D, 1861. for three years and served until the regiment was lustered out, July 6, 1864. He was continuously in service, as never disabled by serious wounds or sickness, and never ad a furlough. He participated in all the engagements in •hich the regiment took part, except Dumfries, Ringgold, nd Dallas, at which times he was on duty elsewhere. He as promoted to sergeant June 20. 1861, and was detailed lUgust I. 1862, as ordnance sergeant of the regiment; was lade brigade ordnance sergeant and, subsequently, division rdnance sergeant. He was promoted to first sergeant in •eptember, 1863, and served as such until the end of his ivm of service. After the war Bander became a railroad clerk, and subse- uently bookkeeper for the Jackson Iron Company. In 1877 e was elected auditor of Cuyahoga County, and served s such six years, after which he was elected a justice of the 'cace of Cleveland and served fifteen years. He was ad- nitted to the bar in 1891. and is now a practicing attorney, nd is a well-known expert in matters of disputed hand- vriting. He was a member of the Cleveland Public Library joard for five years and for many years was a curator of he Western Reserve Historical Society. He is a member )f Memorial Post No, 141, G. A. R., was secretary of the aiyahoga County Soldiers' Monument Commission, and is •ecretary of the Seventh O. V. I. Regimental Association. ie was married in 1864 to Elisabeth E. Page, daughter of jen. C. W. Page, of Clyde, Ohio. They had six children, 404 se;venth r^gime;nt ohio voluntkeir ini^antry of whom five survive. One of them, Capt. Walter S. Bail der, died from disease contracted during the Spanish-Amei ican war. He was known by his comrades as a brave and energeti soldier, who could be depended on at all times and plaa to do his duty as it should be done. He would have bee commissioned as an officer if it had not been for the paucit in numbers of the regiment during its last eight months c service in the field. No soldier being promoted during thi time by the Governor of the State of Ohio. SERGEANT JOSEPH TROTIER SERGEANT GUSTAV SCHMIDT GUSTAV SCHMIDT. Gustav Schmidt was born at Kichheim, Germany, in the vear 1841. He was cckicated in the common schools and iiad also a collegiate education. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he enlisted as a private in the Sprague Cadets, April 22, 1861, which was mustered into the service of the United States as Com- pany B, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., for a period of three months. He reenlisted June 20, 1861, in the same com- )any for three years. He was appointed sergeant for brave md meritorious service in the face of the enemy. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862; Port Republic, Virginia, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain. Virginia, August 9, 1862; Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; Missionary Ridge. Tennessee, November 25, 1863; Ring- gold, Georgia, November 27, 1863; Dalton, Georgia, May S. 1864; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 11, 1864; Re- saca, Georgia, May 13 to 15, 1864, and Dallas, or New Hope Church, Georgia, May 26, 1864. He was mustered out with his regiment on account of the expiration of its term of service, July 6, 1864. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Assmus in the year 1868, at Cleveland, Ohio, and they had four children — three lx)ys and one girl. After the war he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He entered into partnership as an at- lorney-at-law with the Hon. Jacob Mueller, afterward the Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Ohio. He became mayor of the city of West Cleveland. Ohio, and died January 22. 1903. He was a brave and patriotic soldier and a thoroughly good-hearted man. JOSEPH M. GASSER. Joseph M. Gasser was born in Switzerland in the yeai 1842. His parents removed to Cleveland, Ohio, when h( was a child, arriving there in the year 1854. He was edu cated in the common schools of his native and adopted coun try, and through constant reading and application is con sidered by his friends as quite a literary man, and as an ex- pert in such cases. Since the war he has been a great trav eler and experimentalist in botany and horticulture, and ii considered as an authority in such matters in all sections the United States. He is in every sense of the word a self made man. On the first firing on Fort Sumter at the breaking out the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in the three months' ser vice as a private in the Sprague Zouave Cadets. When thi; company was mustered into the service of the United State it was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. as Com pany B, retaining that letter during its service in thi field. He reenlisted, June 19, 1861, for a period three years, and was mustered out of the service at th expiration of the term of service of the regiment, July 6 1864. He participated in the following battles: Cros Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Winchester, Virginia March 23, 1862 (wounded severely in the left arm and sid in the latter-named battle, being incapacitated for servic until June 3, 1863) ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2 and 3, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 2^ 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863 Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863; Dalton, Georgia May 8, 1864; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 11, 1864 Resaca, Georgia, May 13 to 15, 1864, and Dallas, or Ne\ Hope Church, Georgia, May 26, 1864. He was married to Miss Katherine Fox, October 7, 1867 and they have one daughter, Mrs. Rose Pettee. In the year 1872 he made his first business venture on hi JOSEPH M. GASSER JACOB E. HIME COMPANY B 407 own responsibility, opening a stationery and candy store, which he carried on for six years, gradually drifting into that of a florist, to which he has devoted his entire attention for more than a quarter of a century. By careful methods and perseverance the business was developed and the range of operations extended until the enterprise became one of the most extensive of its kind in the State. Gasser during the war was considered as a brave soldier and was well liked and esteemed by his comrades. THOMAS WALKER. Thomas Walker was born in Shropshire, England, June II, 1841, and emigrated with his parents in 185 1, and re- sided in New Castle, Pennsylvania, until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he went to Youngstown, Ohio, and en- listed in Capt. W. R. Sterling's Company I, Seventh O. V. I., May 29, 1861. June i, he went to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and drilled with Company I until June 20, when he joined and was mustered into Company B. He was with his company through all its marches and fights until May, 1862. May 22, he was detailed to take some sick comrades from New Market, Virginia, to Win- chester, to be sent from there to the hospitals at W^ashing- ton, D. C. May 24, he with the rest of his party were cap- tured by the rebels near Middletown, and was a prisoner at Lynchburg, Virginia, until about July 20, when he with others was transferred to Belle Isle, near Richmond, Vir- ginia. September 15, he was paroled and sent to Camp Parole at Alexandria, Virginia. He joined his company at Harper's Ferry in November and was with them until February 14, 1863, when he was sent to Washington, as he was unfit for duty on account of deafness, contracted while in line of duty. He was dis- charged at Trinity General Hospital, Washington, D. C, February 28, 1863. He reenlisted, July 19, 1864, in Capt. J. C. Euwer's Company E, One Hundred and Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, for one hundred days, and received a final discharge at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1864. After leaving the army he worked at Alexander Scofield & Co.'s oil refinery, Cleveland, Ohio, until November, 1865, when he worked for Thomas W. Phillips in New Castle, Pennsylvania. In 1870 he went to work as fireman for the Sharon Iron Co., Sharon, Pennsylvania, at their blast fur- nace. August, 1876, he took the entire management of the THOMAS WALKER GEORGE L. QUAYLE rtween pages 410-411 EDWARD E. STEBBINS nen iio-iii JOHN D. JONES COMPANY B 409 blast furnace and was very successful. He worked for the Sharon Iron Company until they sold out to the United States Steel Corporation in 1900, a period of thirty years. In June. 1900, he went to work for the Aschman Steel Cast- ings Co. as core boss. In 1901 he was put on as private watchman, and occupies that position at this writing, 1906. He was married to Maria P. Kelty. July 15, 1868, by whom he has had one son and three daugliters. COMPANY C. GILES W. SHURTLEFF. Capt. Giles W. Shurtleff was born in the year 1831. He received a fine collegiate education and was a cultured gen- tleman in every sense of the word. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he was a tutor of Oberlin College. After the firing on Fort Sumter a company consisting wholly of students of the college was formed, and he was elected captain, April 22, 1861, the en- listment being for three months. On being mustered into the service of the United States it was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. L, as Company C. June 19 it reenlisted for three years. The regiment was transferred to West Virginia, where it had several skir- mishes with the enemy previous to the battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861, where the regiment was defeated with severe loss, and Captain Shurtleff captured. He was exchanged and returned to his regiment October 7, 1862. He was detached therefrom on the staff of General Wilcox until March 18, 1863, when he resigned on account of ill- ness, but recovering his health he again entered the service as lieutenant-colonel of the Fifth U. S. C. T. He was promoted to colonel September 29, 1864, and brigadier-general U. S. V. March 15, 1865. He resigned at the close of the war, June 12, 1865. Through strict discipline and kindness combined, the Fifth became one of the best colored regiments in the ser- vice. This regiment, then a part of the Army of the James, captured a fort the first day of the long siege of Petersburg, where it lay in trenches for many months, the danger being great and constant from the mortar shells, cannon balls, and rifle shots. Later the Fifth was ordered to the north bank of the James, and shared in attacks on the defenses of Rich- BRIGADIER GENERAL GILES W. SHURTLIFF (Ciipt. Co. C, Tth (). V. I. — Hii},'. Gi'ii. Vols. — Dioil M;i.v i;tli, lOol.) COMPANY C 411 mond. The most severe was the battle of New Market Heights. The Fifth took by storm at great loss of life an outer line of defense from which a regiment in advance had just received a bloody repulse. Colonel Shurtleff, boldly leading the regiment, sword in hand, fell severely wounded in hanil and thigh. For special gallantry in the engagement he was brevetted a brigadier-general. When the Army of the James made its first trip to cap- ture Fort Fisher, under the command of General Butler, the Fifth accompanied him. The attempt was a failure and the troops reembarked in the face of a great storm. The Col- onel did not leave the supervision of embarking to officers under him, but personally saw that every enlisted man had embarked for the transport before he stepped into the small boat that left the shore to battle with the roaring surf. General Shurtleff was a brave and gallant ot^cer, worthy of the highest encomiums. He married Miss Mary E. Burton, at Austinburg, Ohio. December 23, 1864, while on furlough after a severe wound received in the battle of New Market Heights. Two daugh- ters were born to them, Laura E. (who married Mr. S. H. Price, of Chicago,) and Mary G., who is unmarried. After the close of the war he again entered the faculty of Oberlin College, with which he was connected until 1887, when he became its treasurer. He died May 6, 1904, and was interred in the cemetery at Oberlin, Ohio. "Blessed are they who die in the Lord." LLEWELLYN R. DAVIS. Capt. Llewellyn R. Davis was born in Wales. He came to Cleveland, Ohio, when quite young, and was educated in the common schools in that city. When Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, issued his call for 75,000 troops at the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted as a private in the Cleveland Light Guard Zouaves, in the three months' service, April 17, 1 86 1. This company when mustered into the service became Company A, Seventh Regiment O. V. L, and he was appointed a corporal therein. He reenlisted June 19, 1861, for a period of three years. For gallant and meritorious service in the face of the enemy he was rapidly promoted to the position of captain. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861 (assisting in capturing a flag in this battle) ; Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862 ; Port Republic, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Au- gust 9, 1862; Second Bull Run campaign, August 21 to September 2, 1862; Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862; Dumfries, Virginia, December 27, 1862; Chancel- lorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Wauhatchie, Tennes- see, October 29, 1863 (wounded seriously in this engage- ment) ; Tunnel Hill and Buzzard's Roost, Georgia, May 5 to 9, 1864; Dug Gap, Georgia, May 8, 1864; Resaca, Geor- gia, May 13 to 16, 1864; Cassville, Georgia, May 19 and 20, 1864; Dallas, Georgia, May 22 to 24, 1864; captured at Pumpkin Vine Creek, Georgia, May 25, 1864. When cap- tured he was an aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen, John W. Geary, and had been for over a year. He was imprisoned in Camp Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina, until exchanged December 29, 1864, He was discharged by order of the War Department to date December 19, 1864, LIEUTENANT COLONEL LLEWELLYN R. DAVIS (Ciipt. Co. C, Ttli O. V. I. — Lieut. Col. 187th O. V. I.) LIEUTENANT FRANKLIN PAINE (1st Lieut. Co. C, 7th O. V. I. — 1st Lieut. Ohio Independent Sharpshooters.) COMPANY C 413 He was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel, One 1 lutidred and Eig:lity-seventli Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on recom- mendation of Gen. Joseph Hooker, to rank from March 2, 1865. joined the regiment at Dalton, Georgia, March 16, 1865. In command of the regiment at Dalton, Georgia, ancf Macon, Georgia. March, 1865, to January, 1866. Mustered out with his regiment Jaiuiary 26, 1866. Colonel Davis is mentioned in the official reports of Gen. John W, Geary, upon whose staff he served from August 9, "1862. until May 25, 1864, for gallant and meritorious con- duct in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. Wau- hatchie. Dug Gap, Resaca and New Hope Church, where he was captured by mistaking direction and riding into the enemy's line. MARTIN M. ANDREWS. On the day that Fort Sumter was fired on the subject of this sketch celebrated his 22d anniversary. Born on a farm near FHnt, Michigan, he was, when the war began, a student in OberHn College. President Lincoln's call for volunteers was issued April 15. In Oberlin, as everywhere in the North, the most intensely patriotic feeling was aroused. A full company composed of students was at once enrolled, and became, in due course of the organization of the army, Com- pany C, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. Young Andrews was among the first to enlist, and was present with his company through the entire term of service. He was promoted through the several grades of non-com- missioned officers to first sergeant, in which position, much of the last year, he had command of his company. He took part in the battles of Cross Lanes, Cedar Moun- tain (in which he was wounded in the hand), Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, and Dallas. At the close of this term of service he was ap- pointed first lieutenant and adjutant of the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Regiment O. V. I., and subsequently pro- moted to captain. In this regiment he served in Kentucky, much of the time on detached duty, as A. D. C. on the staff of Gen. J. F. Wade, with headquarters at Lexington, and was frequently detailed on special duty connected with the settlement of difficulties between citizens and soldiers, dur- ing the last year of the war. He was finally mustered out July 26, 1865. Located in business in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1866; and on January 29, 1869, was married to Miss Mary E. Plum, of Flint, Michigan. They have two daughters, Jessie I. and Lora A., the latter now married to W. Carlton Janes. In May, 1875, they removed to Bay City, Michigan, where he entered the office of the Second National Bank, of which he was, in 1877, elected assistant cashier. CAPTAIN MARTIN M. ANDREWS (Ist Si'lgt. Co. V. Till () \ . 1. C;!))!. ls:,tli O. V. I.) LIEUTENANT ISAAC C. JONES (Mortally wounded at Battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27th, 1863, — Died Nov. 30th, 1863.) LIEUTENANT JOSEPH H. ROSS (Killi'il III I'.jilllc (if Cicl.ir .Mi(iiiit,iin. Va., Aii^;. Hlli. isii-j.) ges 414-415 COMPANY C 415 In 1S94 he was appointed cashier of the Old Second Na- tional Bank, which position he now holds. He served two terms as a member of the Bay City School Board. Captain Andrews and wife were charter members of tlie First Conji^regational Church of Bay City, in which they have always taken an active interest. He has been officially identified whh the Grand Army of the Republic many years, having' been elected commander of the local Post four dif- ferent terms, and was several times appointed to positions on the stafif of the Commander-in-Chief. SELDEN ALLEN DAY. Colonel Seidell Allen Day's military career began when he raised a company of volunteers in Ohio at the first call for troops in 1861. Owing to the excess of troops enrolled under this call his company could not be mustered and was disbanded. Captain Day then enlisted as private in Com- pany C, Seventh Ohio Infantry, June 20, 1861, and partici- pated in the campaign in West Virginia that year. After the action of Cross Lanes, August 26, where his regiment suffered heavy loss, he was made corporal. In the winter of 1861-62 he was at Loop Creek, Pawpaw, Romney, etc. He was promoted to sergeant and recommended for a commission for gallantry at the battle of Winchester, Vir- ginia, March 23, 1862, under General Shields, where he was wounded,, but remained at the front, and in a charge of his brigade was one of the first over the stone wall forming part of the defense of the enemy, and was one of a small party following Major Casement of the Seventh Ohio into a battery and capturing the guns. At the close of the fight, with the aid of a comrade, he captured and brought in a staff officer of General Jackson. In the battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862, Sergeant Day bore an active part, and, though again wounded, formed one of the rear-guard in the retreat after the battle, for which he was highly commended by General Carroll, who commanded in that fight. At the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, where his regiment suffered terribly. Sergeant Day, though at one time "between two fires," escaped unhurt, and at the close of the action was in command of the remnant of three com- panies. As a result of the fatigue and hardships of the campaign of 1862, he was for some months in hospital at Frederick, Maryland, where, having formerly studied medicine, while convalescing he performed efficient service, assisting in the SERGEANT SELDEN A. DAY COMPANY C 417 care of the sick and woiiiKled. Being- given tlie (j[)tion of a discharge for (h'sahihty or a transfer to the Regnlar Army as hospital steward, he elected to be transferred in order that he might remain in the service of his conntry, and was (or- dered to Tjaltimore for duty. In the summer of 1863, when that city was threatened, Steward Day, under the Mayor, was instrumental in organizing and drilling for special ser- \ice companies made up of members of the Union League and convalescents in the hospital. Upon recovering his health he applied for field service and was appointed second lieutenant Fifth Artillery, and in the spring of 1864 was ordered to the front. He joined Battery A in the battle of Cold Harbor and was brevettcd first lieutenant for gallantry in that action. He served continuously in the field until the close of the war ; entered Richmond with Battery F, Fifth Artillery, April 3, 1865, and was brevetted captain for "gallant and meritorious ser- vices during the war." He was detailed in charge of cholera quarantine at Craney Island. Virginia, and afterward to command Battery F, Fifth Artillery, at Richmond, Virginia, 1866, in which year he was promoted first lieutenant. He was made president of Board of Registration and Elections, and military commis- sioner in Virginia under the Reconstruction Acts in 1867-68. He was graduated from the Artillery School in 1874, and from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, 1880. He was recorder of Board on Magazine Guns, 1881-82; promoted captain Fifth Artillery, 1886, and com- manded Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, March to June, 1887. He traveled in Europe in 1888; was ordered to the Pa- cific Coast in 1890, and commanded Fort Mason, San Fran- cisco, California, for four years. Colonel Day, then captain, was mentioned with others in the general order from Headquarters of the Army in 1897 for gallantry displayed in the rescue of seventeen people from a sinking steamer in a storm at Fort Canby, Washing- 27 4l8 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTR^k ton, February 28, 1896. The next year he spent traveling in the Orient. Colonel Day's record in the war with Spain was also notably brilliant. At the opening of the war he became major of the Fifth Artillery, and while in command at Gal- veston, Texas, was ordered to Tampa, Florida. From there he took out the siege train and reported to the commanding general of the army then in Cuba. With this train he went from Cuba to Porto Rico, being with a part of his command, acting as infantry, in one of the first boats to land at Gua- nica, July 25, 1898, and taking a prominent part in the cap- ture of the town. Three days later, his command furnish- ing the guard for "headquarters of the army in the field," he went with it to Ponce Playa, where he ran up a ship's flag on the custom house, that being the first United States flag ever hoisted over a public building in Porto Rico. After the promulgation of the peace protocol, he, as commandant of the artillery, took over the forts and armament, hoisted the flag over El Morro Castle at San Juan, and fired the national salute on the day of final occupation, October 18, 1898. Colonel Day's unflagging efforts for the advancement of the profession to which he has given his whole life are also matters of record. It is believed that one of his inventions, a projectile of peculiar construction, will undoubtedly some day be adopted when further relief from excessive pressure in heavy guns becomes imperative through the development of smokeless powder. The "dum-dum," or soft-pointed bullet for small arms, was invented by Colonel Day. and patented by him in all prominent countries except the United States. He has been frequently employed by the Govern- ment as well as by the City of New York and others in scien- tific work, for which his qualifications as a physician and surgeon, an expert rifle shot, and his knowledge of explo- sives specially fit him. While serving on the island of Porto Rico as commander of artillery and ordnance officer, he took an active interest in the development and Americanizing of our new posses- sions in that part of the world; experimenting in agricul- Colonel Selden Allen Day, UNITED STATES ARMY, RETIRED COMPANY C 419 ture and stock raisinf>-, thus anticipating the efforts of the Government in that hne. When the first battahon of the Porto Rican regiment was authorized Colonel Day took an active interest in its organi- zation, believing the service to be the best possible school in patriotism for the natives. After a long term of duty in the tropics Colonel Day was ordered' home and placed in command at Fort Williams, Portland, Maine. He is now colonel, U. S. A., retired. CHARLES PENDLETON BOWLER. I Charles Pendleton Bowler was born at Auburn, Geauga County, Ohio, October 26, 1834, and was the son of George Irish and Lucy Chesbrough Barber Bowler. Plis grand- parents were Charles Bowler and Rebecca Irish, on his mother's side Nathan Barber and Mary Pendleton. His predilection was for the Christian ministry and for several years attended school at Hiram, Ohio, under James A. Gar- field as teacher. In the year 1859 he was sent to Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio, to complete his education, and to graduate therefrom fitted for the ministry, which he had se- lected as his life-work. At the breaking out of the civil war, under the call of President Abraham Lincoln for 75,000 volunteers, a com- pany was raised consisting wholly of the students of the college, under command of three of its professors, and he enlisted as a private therein, April 17, 1861, for a period of three months. On arrival of the organization at Camp Tay- lor, Cleveland, Ohio, it was assigned to the Seventh Regi- ment O. V. I., as Company C, and was known as such there- after. He was promoted to sergeant and the regiment was transferred to Camp Dennison, situated near Cincinnati, Ohio, for drill and discipline and to receive its equipments. June 19, Bowler reenlisted in the service of the United States for a period of three years, and was reappointed sergeant on account of good behavior and soldierly conduct, and served in that capacity until killed in action. After reenlistment the regiment was sent to West Virginia, where he participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, August 26, 1861; Winchester, March 23, 1862; Port Re- public, June 9, 1862, and numerous skirmishes and marches, suffering from hunger, cold and' wet for the future good of his country, which was borne uncomplainingly by him. Af- ter the latter-named battle the regiment was sent to Alex- andria, Virginia, for recuperation. While there he sent the SERGEANT CHARLES P. BOWLER iKiU.d at Battle of C-dar Mountain. Va.. Aug. '.Mh, 180-J.) COMPANY C 421 following- letter to the Cleveland Leader, which was pub- lished in their columns, and was probably one of the last that was written by him. "Camp Near Alexandria, July 4, 1862. "Dear Leader : If you had been in this neighborhood last evening you would have thought from the lively ap- pearance of our camp that something was going on. As soon as it was dark those who had provided themselves with fireworks began to display them. Some of them were very fine, the bands played lively airs, and the boys seemed to enjoy themselves very much. This morning we were re- viewed by General Tyler and staff, many citizens of Wash- ington being present. After passing in review and being formed in solid column. Sergeant Bowler of Company C, Seventh Ohio, read the Declaration of Independence. Chap- lain Wright then delivered a short address and offered prayer for the success of our arms. General Tyler then made a short speech telling what had transpired during the past year. He said when we left Ohio the brigade was four thousand strong ; it now numbers a little more than a thou- sand. His remarks were appreciated by all and I could see many tearful eyes around me. The General is a good man and a fine officer, and is well worthy of the position he now occupies. "After returning to camp and partaking of dinner the boys pitched upon the commissioned officers who have lately been promoted and made them stand treat, which they did v.illingly. General Tyler then 'treated the brigade.' which caused a great deal of amusement. At 3 p. m. the order was given for the Seventh to fall in, which we did, and marched to front of Colonel Creighton's quarters, where General Tyler introduced us to the Hon. A. G. Riddle, who made a short and beautiful speech. "On Wednesday I paid a visit to Fort Worth. It was built last winter by the New Jersey boys, and mounts twelve guns. In the fort there is a battery of steel guns presented 4^2 S^VEJnYH RltdtlMKNT OHIO VOttJNT^I^R INF'ANTRY to the U. S. Government by the loyal Americans in Eng- land. "Our regiment is now resting and we are enjoying good health. Our numbers are small but I think they are effec- tive. Since I wrote you last I have seen a portion of the Bull Run battlefield. "We expected to go to Richmond, but the order was countermanded, so we are now camped about three miles from Alexandria, and may move at any moment. Will write you again when anything special turns up. "Yours, "Chari^es p. Bowi^er." Something special did turn up, and the regiment was or- dered to join General Sigel at Little Washington, Virginia, but the order was changed later and it was assigned to the corps of Major-General N. P. Banks. Taking the cars at Alexandria it moved to Warrenton, Virginia, remaining in camp there for a few days. Marched to Culpeper Court House, Va., where it went into camp. Hardly was it estab- lished, before the boom of cannon was heard. The men were ordered into ranks and marched in the direction of the firing, and soon reached the neighborhood of Cedar Moun- tain, Virginia, where it went into action immediately, sup- porting artillery, and then passing it moved to the front line of battle, where an enfilading fire on both flanks and front tore the regiment to pieces. Sergeant Bowler was killed in this battle, which was fought August 9, 1862. He was known as a Christian gen- tleman and as a brave and patriotic soldier by his comrades. "Blessed are they who die in the Lord." "Their ways are ways of pleasantness and all their paths are peace." SERGEANT HOBART G. ORTON ROBERT Cx. ORTON. Hobert G. Orton was born at Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, in the year 1838, and is a son of Treat and Rozetta (Du Bois) Orton, natives of the State of New York. His father was of English and his mother of Holland descent. His father was a pioneer settler of Ohio, having gone there in 1822. He has one brother and two sisters — Angeline C. (widow of Dr. William H. Bunker, deceased, late of Hamil- ton County, Ohio). E. Chase (of Williams County, Ohio). Sarah A. (wife of Dr. Albert Wilber, of Williams County, Ohio). Hobert G. Orton was raised on a farm, and attended the common schools of his neighborhood. At the age of seven- teen he commenced to teach school. His first school was in the Swall District, in Crawford County, Ohio. While teaching he "boarded round." as was the usual way at that time. He received a liberal education at Oberlin College, and was able to pay his way partly by manual labor and teaching during the winter months. While at college, in April, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., for a period of three months; reenlisted June 19 for three years, and was with the regiment continuously until dangerously wounded in the thigh, his right thigh bone being broken near the hip joint by a gun shot, and he was cap- tured, and was confined with eight others in a small room about nine by fifteen feet. On the floor was placed a small quantity of hay, with a wagon cover spread over it. This constituted their only bed and most of them were desper- ately wounded. After the battle of Carnifax Ferry, Vir- ginia, he was rescued by the Union troops under Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. and taken to a field hospital near by. and from there transferred to the St. John's Hospital at Cincinnati. Ohio, his brother E. C. Orton superintending the transfer. He was placed under the charge of Dr. Blackburn, a dis- 424 SEVKNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY tinguished surgeon of those times. While at this hospital he underwent two severe surgical operations, from the effects of which he still suffers, and is often confined to his bed for weeks at a time, and was discharged from thence September 2, 1862. While in the hospital he traded his army overcoat for two old volumes of "Blackstone's Commentaries," which he studied carefully during the weary months there. After- ward, he attended the Law University at Ann Arbor, Michi- gan, and was admitted to the bar in the year 1864. In 1866 he located at Princeton, Missouri, and engaged in the practice of his profession in partnership with Ira B. Hyde, which existed to 189 1. He is a man of good business ability, and has been successful in the practice of his profes- sion. December 6, 1865, he was married to Miss Angeline C. Stewart, a native of Vermont, by whom he has three chil- dren living — Helen Du Bois, Ira D., and Elden C. Mrs. Helen Du Bois (wife of J. C. Mounet), now resides in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts ; Ira D. is a lawyer in Nome, Alaska, and his youngest son is a lawyer, now in business with his father. Orton has always been an ardent Republican, and since his residence in Missouri has always taken an active part in politics. He served eight years as probate judge of Mercer County, and has been three times elected as its prosecuting attorney. He still makes a very good showing, wrestling with the infirmities of his wound and age. ^^^^^^ ^H ■ ^^^^H >■ yrsr^ ^Vp*= 19 ^^^V '^^1 ^^^H^ . «i«»^ ^^H ^^H!^' ^?S ^^^^^^^^^^^A ^i^jli^^g^ ^^1 ^^^■^ .^^^^1 1 SERGEANT EDGAR M. CONDIT EDGAR MANTELBERT CONDIT. Edgar Mantelbert Condit was born a farmer's boy Jan- uary 24, 1840, in Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio. One morning early in May, 1856, he climbed into a covered wagon loaded with household goods, to drive the team to Anamosa, Iowa. It was one of nine wagons em- bracing his father's family and two of his sons-in-law. This trip as it seemed to him at the time was likely to re- main the event of his lifetime. For three years he shared the novelty as well as the hardships of a pioneer life on a frontier prairie. At nineteen he had the choice of a college education or to continue on the farm. He chose the former and began his studies at Oberlin with the fall term of 1859, teaching country district schools during the college winter vacations, and pursuing his studies the balance of the year until the war broke out in April, 1861. His was among the first fifty names subscribed to the enlistment roll at that memorable Saturday night — April 20th — meeting in the old First Church. By Monday morning the allotment of one hundred was overflowing, while some cried because there was no room for them. A few days later this band of stu- dents became Company C of the Seventh O. V. I. Following, and probably the result of long exposure in mountains, after the battle of Cross Lanes he had a long siege of typhoid fever accompanied by other ills, which cul- minated in his absence from the company from early No- vember, 1861, until August, 1862, joining his company again at Culpeper a few days after the battle of Cedar Mountain. He participated with his company in the battles of Cross Lanes, Antietam, the skirmish at Berryville, Vir- ginia, and the fight at Dumfries, where he was severely wounded in the left thigh. On acccmnt of this wound he was discharged from the service at Alexandria, Virginia, Februarv 11, 186-^. He served in the ranks until Novem- 426 s^VEiNTH re;gime;nt ohio voi.unti:e;r infantry ber I, 1862, when he was made a corporal. January i, 1863, he was promoted to sergeant. He reentered the service for the last year of the war with Battery G, Second Illinois Light Artillery. He was at once detailed to Sixteenth Army Corps headquarters, where he served with the Chief of Artillery, John W. Lowell. He participated in the reduction of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely on the gulf, and later the capture of Mobile and Montgomery, and was discharged at Springfield, Illinois, September 4, 1865. The war over, the old zeal to complete his college course could not be summoned back, and so he fell into matrimony with Miss Eliza Bell, whose acquaintance he had made while they were both Oberlin students. She was the eldest daugh- ter of the Hon. James A. Bell, of Medina County, Ohio. They were married February 8, 1866, but no children were ever born to them. Following his marriage three years' farming was enough. He plunged into the general insur- ance business with several Western States for his field. He added the banking business, and a little later real estate on his own account, first at Anamosa, then in Chicago after 1887. In 1902 he was not rich as wealth is measured nowadays, but he had sense enough to retire for a well-earned vacation. Following this retirement from business he and his wife visited all the countries of Europe, Northern Africa, and much of Asia, including Palestine, Siberia, Japan, China, Ceylon, and India. On his return to the United States in 1904 he published "Two Years in Three Continents" — a book of over 600 pages and many illustrations covering their observations, impressions, and experiences in many lands and with many peoples. Its matter had been edited as they journeyed, and not taken out of notes in "cold storage" on their return. Now he and his wife live by the sea, at Day- tona, Fla., with only the supervision of a large orange grove for a business. Their Southern home is wholly modern, with a wealth of semi-tropical growth about it, while their deep verandas ofifer pleasant shadie as he leisurely recalls CAPTAIN ELIAS W. MOREY (Sergt. Co. C, 7th O. V. I. — Ciiiit. Co. D, 9tli U. S. C. T.) COMPANY C 427 the momentous events and developments of his country the past fifty years, as well, also, the pleasing memories of his soldier days, his busy life, his tour around the Old World, his trip throuoh New England, Alaska. California, and Old Mexico, for these must contribute much of his pleasure as old age comes on apace. CHARLES HALL BUXTON. Charles Hall Buxton was born in Batavia, Genesee County, New York, September 7, 1836. In his youth he attended the public school until fourteen years of age, then assisted his father in business. In the fall of 1854, at the age of eighteen, wishing to obtain a liberal education he went to Oberlin, Ohio, and entered the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College. In order to partly meet his expenses he taught school winters, and worked two and three hours a day during term time. He entered college in 1856, studied three years, and then spent one year teaching school in La Fayette, Indiana. He then returned to college and pursued his studies until the spring of 1861, being then in the senior class expecting to graduate in the month of August. When the news reached the college that Fort Sumter had been fired upon and war declared between the North and South, he, with one hundred other students, after serious deliberation, decided to take up arms in defense of their country. He enlisted in the United States service for three months at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, April 30, 1861, the organ- ization being designated as Company C, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. After some time drilling in Camp Dennison the call for three years was made and he responded by being mustered in again June 19, 1861. He served as private, corporal, and sergeant. He was engaged in several skir- mishes and battles. Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic and Cedar Mountain. In the latter he was wounded in the shoulder and forearm. While in the hospital at Alexandria, Virginia, he was unanimously elected by the company in October, 1862, to take its command, but the uncertainty of his early recovery rendered it inexpedient to forward his name to the Governor for a commission. After partial re- covery, served as clerk in the Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria; acting hospital steward from January, 1863, to January, 1864, when he was detailed by the War Depart- SERGEANT CHARLES H. BUXTON CORPORAL THERON E. W. ADAMS COMPANY C 429 iiieiit as clerk to the Adjiitant-Generars Office, where he remained until he was mustered out of service June 19. 1864. by Adjutant-General Samuel Breed, U. S. A., at War Department, Washins^ton, D. C. Immediately after- ward, on the recommendation of Senator B. F. Wade, he received an appointment in the United States Treasurer's Office, Washington, D. C. Tn 1866 he entered Columbia Law College and was ad- mitted to the bar of the District of Columbia in 1869. In October, 1866, he married a classmate, Miss Sarah P. Jewell, and has now living one daughter and four sons. In 1900 he married as his second wife Mrs. Helen Davis Mcrriman. At the present time he is a bookkeeper in the United States Treasurer's Office and resides at Falls Church, Virginia, where he is enjoying his old age at the homestead "Chestnut Hill" overlooking the capital of the nation. DEATH OF SERGEANT O. C. TREMBLED. One of the saddest incidents, resulting in the loss of life, in our experience, was the death of Sergeant Oliver C. Trembley, who was accidentally drowned in the Ohio River on June 24, 1864, when the regiment was returning home to be mustered out of service. The old stern-wheel steamboat on which we were loaded was passing up through a narrow rapid current, near the Kentucky shore, a short distance above Rising Sun, Indiana, when Trembley, in the act of passing along the unguarded edge of the lower deck, slipped and fell overboard. The alarm was at once given and the boat stopped. Prompt and thorough effort was made to recover the loody, but without immediate success. Private Hiram Parsons was detailed to remain and continue the search. After three days the body arose to the surface, and Parsons brought it to Cleveland in a metallic case, and it was sent, under an escort of four of his comrades, to the home of his parents at North Fairfield, Ohio. The death of Sergeant Trembley at this time was pecu- liarly distressing. He had written to his mother from Geor- gia that his fighting was over and he would soon be home. When the regiment was passing through Ohio the expectant parents drove from the farm to meet their son at the rail- road station. Inquiring first of Company D, no one had the courage to tell them the sad truth, but Orderly Sergeant Lawrence Wilson directed them to Company C, where the parents first learned of the death of their boy. Oliver C. Trembley was born in Huron County, Ohio, December 4, 1841, and at the beginning of the war was a student in Oberlin College. He was present with his com- pany continuously and was one of the very few members of the regiment who was not wounded in battle, though he par- ticipated in nearly every engagement in which the regiment took part. — Contributed by M. M. Andrews. (430) SERGEANT OLIVER C. TREMBLY (Uiowriid in t)liiii Kivcr. JuiU' '-'llli. ISti-l, on way lioiiu' for muster out.) CORPORAL JAMES M. GUINN JAMES MILLER GUINN. James Miller Giiinn was born near Houston. Shelby iiintv, Ohio. November 27, 1834. He attended school a Dvt term each winter. At the age of nineteen he began Lching. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. April 20. 1 86 1, he enlisted at Oberlin, Ohio, in a student mpany which later became Company C, Seventh Regiment V. L He reenlisted in the same company for three years. "History of Company C." written by one of his comrades 1866, gives this record of his military service: 'Tro- )ted to corporal, November i, 1862 ; present at the battles Cross Lanes. Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Moun- n, and Antietam ; on every march of the company till his jcharge. January 12, 1863." In October, 1863, Governor Tod commissioned him cap- In in a new regiment ; but unfit for military duty, he was mpelled to decline the appointment, and in November, 163, came to California, via Panama, to try to regain his alth. He engaged in teaching for a time. In 1864 he ined the rush to the Idaho gold mines and for three years :)rkcd at placer mining in Boise Basin. In 1867 he re- rned to California, taught school in Alameda County, and 1868 tried life insurance in San Francisco. In 1869 he me to Los Angeles County, and for twelve years was su- rintendent of the Anaheim schools and also superintended ranch. In 1874 he was married to Miss Dapsilea C. Marquis. To em three children have been born — Mabel Elisabeth, Edna arquis. and Howard James. From 1 88 1 to 1884 superintendent Los Angeles city hools; 1884-86, merchant: 1886-89, broker: 1889-91, ange grower: 1891-96, deputy county assessor: 1896- )03. author of three volumes California history: 1903-05. erchant: 1905-06. member Board of Education, Los An- gles City: 1906, broker. At present residing in Los An- gles, California. (431) JAMES WARNER RAYMOND. James Warner Raymond was born near the site of Fort Dearborn, Chicago, Ilhnois. xA.pril 25, 1841. He was edu- cated in the common schools of his native city and at Ober- hn College, Oberlin, Ohio. Enlisted August 6, 1862; joined Company C October 9, 1862. He participated in the following battles : Dumfries, Vir- ginia, December 27, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May I, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863, and Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863, being severely wounded in the thigh in the last-named battle, and captured by the enemy, and retaken by the Union troops the same day. He was mustered out of the service September 29, 1864. Reenlisted and w^as appointed first lieutenant and regi- mental quartermaster of the One Hundred and Seventy-sev- enth Regiment O. V. I., and participated in the marches of this regiment until mustered out June 24, 1865. He married Miss Arabella Lessure, at Allegheny, Penn- sylvania, and they had one son. After his return from the army he was engaged contin- uously in the mercantile and banking business in Dakota and Minnesota. He was elected as a companion in the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, April 14, 1891, and was esteemed highly in that order. He died at Pasadena, California, February 21, 1905. (432) LIEUTENANT JAMES W. RAYMOND (Crpl Co. C. Tth O. V. I.— 1st I.ieut. & R. Q. M. 177th O. V. I. — Died Feb. 21st, 1905.) CAPTAIN JAMES W. CHENEY (rrivate Co. C, 7th O. V. I. — Captain 49th 111. Inf. — Died Feb. 8th, 1905.) JAMES WILSON CHENEY. James Wilson Cheney was born August 20, 1841, in oyalston, Massachusetts. In 1855, with his parents, lOvecl to Shelbyville, Ilhnois. Attended i)ul)nc schools, )niniercial college, Chicago, Illinois, and in i860 entered bcrlin College, Ohio, from which he enlisted as private pril, 1 86 1, in Company C. He was taken prisoner at ittle of Cross Lanes, but escaping returned to camp after ree days in the mountains. Soon afterward he was sent. :k with typhoid fever, to Charleston, Virginia, where :ing given up to die by the surgeons, his father and com- .des nursed him back to strength sufficient to be removed his home in Illinois. Later, having raised a company of men near Vandalia, linois, he was commissioned first-lieutenant, Company D, )rty-nintli Regiment I. V. I. Was promoted to captain ibruary 13, 1862, his commission reading, "Promoted for eritorious service at battle of Fort Donelson, February 13, [., 15, and 16, 1862." He lost just half of his men in the ittle of Pittsburg Landing, .\pril 6 and 7 ; was engaged in ;ge of Corinth, Mississippi ; Sherman's raid through Mississippi ; capture of Fort De Russy, Louisiana, Pleasant ill and Clouterville, Louisiana; fifty days in the Red River mpaign under General Banks ; Chicot Lake and Little ock, Arkansas ; fight with Forrest at Memphis. Tennessee ; mpaign after Price in Missouri, and battles of Nashville, ennessee. Was mustered out of service March 22, 1865. He married Armilla A. Perkins. May 27, 1868, to whom le son, Edwin Plenry. was born June 13. 1869. Moved Detroit. Michigan, in 1871, where he was engaged in holesale and retail millinery, and later in mechanical lines. 1895 moved to Oak Park. Illinois, and was connected ith the Chicago Edison Company. 28 (433) 434 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INFANTRY Failing health necessitating the giving up of business, with his wife, he went to California in 1903, and died of heart failure February 8, 1905. "Courageous and cheerful through years of suffering, loved and respected by all who knew him." THOMAS P. DICKSON JOSEPH S. CLEVERDON JOSEPH S. CLEVERDON. Joseph S. Cleverdon, M. D., resides at 421 N. Pine ave- nue, Austin Station, Chicago, Ilhnois. He was born in England, April 26, i84'2, and was reared at Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools and in the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College. He enlisted August 13, 1862, from Chagrin Falls, and was assigned to Company C, Seventh O. V. I., where he served until transferred to Company B, Fifth O. V. I., on October 31. 1864. Pie participated in battle at Dumfries, Chancellorsville. Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission- ary Ridge, and at Ringgold, Georgia, where he was severely wounded in the right arm above the elbow and in chest, and made a cripple for life, on November 27, 1863. He was discharged on February 25, 1865, on account of wounds. He was married on May 11, 1868, to Miss Mary Marsh, at Bainbridge, Ohio, and five sons and two daugh- ters were born to them. Since the war he has served as a clerk in the Paymaster-General's Office, War Department, at Washington, D. C, from 1866 to 1881 ; as postmaster at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, from 1881 to 1886, and with the Standard Oil Company until the present time, where he occupies an important position of trust and responsibility with this great company, in the city of Chicago, Illinois. While in Washington he graduated in medicine in the Medical Department of Georgetown College in the class of 1871. Always faithful and true to every trust, he is as honorable in time of peace as he was brave and fearless in time of battle. A good citizen and valuable member of society ; an affectionate husband and father; a valued friend, he can be nothing but a considerate, Christian gentleman. PHILIP GRIGSBY. There is perhaps no pastime so pleasant as reading, no reading equal to biography, and no biography so thrilling as that of the "Boys in Blue." The subject of this sketch was born in England, October 25, 1842. He came to this country soon after the death of his parents, when a young boy, and was educated in the common schools. At the age of nineteen, when the call for volunteers came in the early sixties, the land of his adoption had become so dear to him that realizing the need of immediate action, when the insults to the Stars and Stripes made such dire consequences possible, he enlisted in the Seventh Ohio In- fantry, at Cleveland, Ohio, in Company C, as a private, Sep- tember II, 1862. He served the country faithfully and with devotion until disabled by a bursting shell, at Dumfries Landing, Virginia, making necessary the amputation of his right leg. He met this calamity as a boy of twenty, just as he did every reverse in subsequent life, with unflinching courage and quiet fortitude. He was honorably discharged at Wash- ington, D. C, August 12, 1863, crippled for life, and his fondest hopes blighted. Notwithstanding the disadvan- tages under which he labored, nothing daunted, he applied himself unaided to the study of the law, and after a few years became proficient in his chosen profession and was admitted to the bar. Here he applied himself as in his mili- tary career, with indomitable courage, and was ever true to his highest ideals. His integrity of character was always unquestioned, whether in the many public offices he held, or in private life. He discharged every trust with fidelity and ability, and his excellent qualities were appreciated by all He was married to Miss Annette Davidson at Parkers, Oregon. She died, February 20, 1879, leaving a son. An- dell, who was only eighteen months old. This son still re- sides at Parkers, Oregon. PHILIP GRIGSBY SERGEANT OWEN HICKS (Private Co. C, 7th O. V. I.— 1st Seigt. Co. B, 5th O. V. I.) COMPANY C \Z7 After a period of over six years he again married. His second wife was Dr. Anna Colby, of Republic, Kansas, by whom he had two children — a daughter, born and died Au- gust 5. 1887. and a son, Frederic C. born October 31, 1889, who died at Concordia. Kansas, July 16, 1905. Mr. Grigsby was a member of the G. A. R. from its ear- liest history, and thus aided in keeping alive the principles for which he so earnestly contended when but a mere boy. He answered to the final roll-call April 5, 1890, in Mercer County. California, thus closing a life which left as a rich heritage to his many friends the memory of a well-spent probation, cheering and making happier all around him. His life and death were worthy the soldier and gentleman he surely was. "You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling to it still." SELDEN BINGHAM KINGSBURY. Selden Bingham Kingsbury was born October 29, 1846, at Camden, Lorain County, Ohio. His father, Charles B. Kingsbury, was a farmer, and Selden was raised upon a farm and attended the district school, and in 1857 entered the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College. While in this department he taught school winters. He entered Ober- lin College in i860, after graduating from the Preparatory Department. In the winter of i860 he taught the village school at Preedsville, Michigan, and returned to college in March, 1861. On or about the 17th day of April, 1861, and immedi- ately after the first call for 75,000 volunteers, Company C, Seventh O. V. I., was organized. It was composed entirely of students at Oberlin. He was one of those who organized the company, enlisting as a member thereof. It was taken to Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered into the service of the United States, and transferred to Camp Den- nison, near Cincinnati, Ohio, where it remained until the latter part of June, when it was transferred to West Vir- ginia, The regiment reenlisted June 19 for three years. Its first march was a forced one from Clarksburg to Weston, Virginia, at the latter city capturing some $57,000 of cash belonging to the State of Virginia, which was turned over to West Virginia, just then formed. He participated in the battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861, where he was captured, and incarcerated in the Southern prisons at Libby, Richmond, Virginia, and Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana, the journey to them be- ing on freight and flat-cars. Afterward he was transferred to Salisbury, North Carolina, and was exchanged on parole, July, 1862, and taken to New York City, where he was fur- loughed for sixty days and returned to his father's house at Camden, Ohio. At the expiration of his furlough he went to Camp Chase, at Columbus, Ohio, suffering from chronic SELDEN H. KINGSBURY COMPANY C 439 diarrhoea, which he had contracted in the Southern prisons, and was discharged on account of disabihty in August, 1863, and returned to his home and' afterward to college, grad- uating from thence in August, 1864. He was appointed superintending principal of the high school at Flint, Michigan, in September, and had been prin- cipal of the high school at Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, dur- ing the winter of 1863-64, while in college. He was en- gaged in teaching nearly fifteen years. He married Miss Hulda Corning, at Mentor, Ohio, in August, 1865, and five children were born to them, of whom four are living — Nathan Corning, Fred, Charles, Helen, and Ross Selden Kingsbury, and one died when three years old. Lizzie Alice Kingsbury. He practiced at Constantine, Michigan, until June, 1880, when he removed to Idaho, and in 1905 to Honolulu, being still engaged in the practice of law. He received the degree of B. A. in 1864 and that of M. A. in 1871, at Oberlin College. H« is a Mason and Knight Templar. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, member of the Grand Army of the Republic, member of the Sons of the American Revolution, president of the National Association of the Family of the name of Kingsbury. Has been for many years treasurer of the Idaho State Bar Asso- ciation. Member of the School Board of Boise. Idaho. Twice elected to the Common Council of Boise. Has been Post Commander of Phil. Sheridan Post No. 4, at Boise, Idaho. Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States and to the Supreme Courts of Michigan. Idaho, and Utah, to the Supreme Court of Hawaii, and to the U. S. District Courts for Idaho and Hawaii. He has been success- ful in the practice of his profession, but since the death of his wife August 26, 1901, he has been a wanderer. Of his boys, two are lawyers in Columbus and the youngest is an officer in the U. S. Marine Corps. MARVIN C. STONE. Marvin C. Stone was a son of Chester Stone, was born at Rootstown, Ohio, April 4, 1842. Later he became a resi- dent of Ravenna, Ohio, where he acquired his high school education. On August 30, 1862, he was mustered into ser- vice as a recruit in Company C, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. For three years he served his country faithfully, sharing in all the dangers and hardships of war. During one of the forced marches the southern sun produced a blinding head- ache; being unable to proceed, he lay helpless by the way until an acquaintance, recognizing him, placed him on his horse, thus saving him from falling into the hands of the enemy. He participated in the battles of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville. At the battle of Lookout Mountain he re- ceived a wound that disabled him from active service, and from which he never fully recovered. On October 31, 1864, he was transferred to Company B, Fifth Ohio Infantry, and December i, 1864, he was transferred to the "Veteran Re- serve Corps," and sent to Washington on special duty, where he remained until mustered out, August 7, 1865. He graduated at Oberlin College, Ohio, and took up journalism. On January 7, 1875, he was married to Miss Jennie E. Piatt, of Baltimore, Maryland, and made Washington his home. He was an inventor of some note and had already taken out several patents. Now he added to them lemonade straws and cigar and cigarette holders, which he manufac- tured extensively, employing several hundred people, with great success. His factory was a model, including a large circulating library for the use of his employees, and in many other ways he showed an interest in their welfare. His last patent was a process for coloring fine china. He found his greatest pleasure among his books and in his home, which was a center of attraction to many others, specially during the terms of Senator Lyman R. Casey, Mrs. MARVIN C. STONE (Died May ITlh, 1H99.) WARREN F. WALWORTH COMPANY C 44T Stone's brother-in-law, where the diplomatic and govern- ment officials were often entertained. Mr. Stone died on May 17, 1899, ^"^1 was buried in Bal- timore. Since then Mrs. Stone and their only child, Lester Marvin Stone, have traveled extensively. The son is still in Berlin, Germany, but Mrs. Stone has returned to her na- tive land. COMPANY D. OKORGE L. WOOD. George L. Wood was born in Chardon, Ohio, in 1837, and was educated in the common schools. In his early man- hood he studied law in Warren and became the first mayor of that now beautiful and wealthy county-seat. He enlisted under the first call for troops in what was then known as Company A, of Warren, which entered Camp Taylor, April 26, 1861, and became Company H of the Sev- enth. He was commissioned first lieutenant in the company and served therein until November 25, 1861, when he was promoted to captain of Company D, from which he was hon- orably discharged, November 10, 1862, on account of disa- bility from a severe wound received in battle at Port Re- public, Virginia, June 9, 1862. He became major of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, on Septem- ber 16, 1862, and was discharged therefrom on April 20, 1863. He participated in the battles of Winchester and Port Republic, Virginia. He was married on October 9, 1862, to Miss Jane B. Tod, of Warren, Ohio, to whom one daughter was born. His wound left him in a delicate condition until the date of his death on September 14, 1867, at Warren, where he was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Major Wood wrote what he termed a "Record of the Ser- vices of the Seventh Ohio Infantry," for which the members of that organization have always been grateful. He was of gentle and refined manners, a patriot who shed his blood upon the field of battle and died too early to long enjoy the fruits of victory. (442) MAJOR GEORGE L. WOOD (Capt. Co. 1), Ttli O. V. 1— Major IJolli O. V. 1.) DAVID A. WARD DAVID AUSTIN WARD. David Austin Ward, of Tuscola, Illinois, was born Sep- tember 30, 1839, in Birmingliam, Erie County, Ohio, where his boyhood was spent in the common schools. He was at- tending- Oberlin College when he enlisted April 25, 1861. He reenlisted for three years at Camp Dennison, as a private in Company C, and served through the war. He was engaged in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winches- ter, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, and Antietam with his company. In December, 1862, he was detailed as teamster in the ordnance train, and issued ammunition to the firing line in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and in the campaigns through Tennessee and Georgia. In the bat- tle of Winchester he was struck by a piece of shell and stunned, but recovered in time to join in the pursuit of the Hying enemy. July, 1864, he was mustered out, at the ex- piration of the term of service, with the remnant of his com- pany, at Cleveland. Ohio. He afterward enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Regiment P. V. I., and served to the end of the war. On March 26. 1867. he was married to Miss Sophia Bond Watson, at Camargo. Illinois. Their only son, Guy War- ren, died July 22, 1903, in Tennessee, where he was engaged in business. Their only daughter. Maud E.. is a teacher in the public schools of Chicago. Illinois. After the war Comrade Ward conducted a general store and harness shop in Camargo, Illinois, and there he served his fellow-citizens twelve years as postmaster, and also as justice of the peace, besides managing his farm. He is now practically retired from active business, but looks after a cotton plantation in west Tennessee, of which he is the owner. (443) A. J. WILLIAMS. A. J. Williams was born at West Mendon, now Honeoye Falls, New York, on February 8, 1829. In 1838 he moved I with his parents to Naples, New York, and with them, in' June, 1840, moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he re- mained until 1 85 1, except while attending Allegheny Col- lege, at Meadville, Pennsylvania. On October 10, 1849, he married, at Perry, Ohio, Amelia C. French, and they moved to Painesville, Ohio, in 1852, where he entered the law office of Judge Bissel, as a student. He was admitted to the bar in 1854. Mr. Williams practiced law in Painesville until 1861, v/hen he enlisted in the Union Army and was made a second lieutenant of Company D, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. Leaving Camp Taylor in Cleveland early in May, he went to Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, and there enlisted again, for three years, and accompanied his regiment on the severe marches from Clarksburg to Gauley Bridge, Virginia, where he was compelled to resign his commission in September, 1 86 1, under the surgeon's certificate of disability. He then returned home. He was elected assistant clerk in the Ohio House of Rep- resentatives in the fifty-fifth General Assembly. In June, 1863, he accepted a clerkship under Maj. W. S. Kennon, paymaster of the Army, and served in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee until September, 1865. Then he returned to Painesville, and in May, 1866, moved with his family to Macon, Missouri, where he engaged in an extensive practice in the State and Federal courts. In December of 1878 he returned to Ohio, and on January i, 1879, settled in Cleve- land, where he resided until his death. In 1883 he was elected State Senator from Cuyahoga County, being the first Democratic Senator from this county for thirty years. In 1885 Mr. Williams was admitted to practice as an attorney before the Supreme Court of the LIEUTENANT ANDREW J. WILLIAMS (Died Aug. lioth, 1901.) CAPTAIN JOHN N. DYER Killii\ iit Uiittic of Cross Liin.'s. Va.. Aiiir. Jfiih. IHiU ) LIEUTENANT GEORGE D. LOCKWOOD (Died Sept. 3d, 1874.) COMPANY D 445 United States. He was United States Commissioner ior eight years, and was chairman of the executive committee of the Early Settlers' Association of Cuyahoga County. He had been a Royal Arch Mason since 1858, and was a mem- ber of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Mr. Williams died in Cleveland, August 5, 1901, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julia W. Janes. He was be- loved by all who knew him, and in his death the city of Cleveland lost one of its most highly esteemed citizens. WILLARD P. TISDEL. Willard P. Tisdel was born in Lake County, Ohio, July 2y, 1844, and was educated in the common schools of that county, with a slight "finishing" at Poughkeepsie College, through a commercial course. He entered the military service at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, on April 20, 186 1. He served in Company D, Seventh Ohio Infantry, as a private, corporal, sergeant, first sergeant, and as sergeant-major of the regiment, and participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Virginia; Antietam, Maryland; Dumfries, Virginia; Chancellors- ville, Virginia ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ; Lookout Moun- tain and Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, and Ringgold, Geor- gia. Was wounded in the head at Gettysburg. He was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, on April 27, 1864, on ex- piration of his term of enlistment. He also served one year in the U. S. Reserve (Hancock's) Corps — on detail in the War Department entire time. He was married in Washington, D. C, to Miss Sarah Fenton Stone, and has three daughters. His eldest daugh- ter, Helen, is the wife of a Russian diplomat. Count Gre- goire Alexandrovich De Wollant, now Minister to Mexico. Since he left the Army Colonel Tisdel (as he is now best known among his friends) has been principally engaged as follows : he served in the U. S. Treasury Department from 1868 to 1870; as Assistant Marshal U. S. Supreme Court, 1871 to 1872; agent Pacific Mail Steamship Company and Panama R. R. Company at New York, 1873 to 1874; agent Pacific Mail Steamship Co. and Panama R. R. Co., 1874, 75, 76; superintendent U. S. and Brazil Mail S. S. Co. at Rio de Janeiro, 1877 to 1884; U. S. Commercial Expert, and U. S. Commissioner to the Berlin-Congo Conference, 1884, 85 ; superintendent Pacific Mail Steamship Co., west coast of Mexico, Central and South America, 1885 to 1895; assistant general manager Guatemala Central Railroad, at WILLARD P. TISDEL COMPANY D 447 Guatemala, 1886 to 1895; actint^- j^cneral nianaj^er and g:eiHTal mana^^M-, Guatemala Central Railroad. 1896 to 1906. Colonel Tisdel is also larj^ely interested in the pro- duction of coffee, cocoa and rubber, and all in all has a promising outlook. He resides now in Guatemala City, Central America. LAWRENCE WILSON. Lawrence Wilson was born September 2, 1842, in South- ington, Trumbull County, Ohio. Farmer boy. Educated in common schools, with exception of a term in Calkins's Commercial College at Oberlin, Ohio. He enlisted at Perry, Lake County, Ohio, on April 22, 1 861 ; entered Camp Taylor at Cleveland in "Wright's Guards," on the 25th, where the company disbanded April 30; services not accepted. Again enlisted at Painesville, Ohio, June 3, 1861, for a term of three years. Left for Camp Dennison on the 5th ; arrived on the 6th ; assigned to Company D, Seventh Regiment Ohio Infantry, on the 7th, and mustered in on June 19, 1861. Served as private to April I, 1862; as corporal to February 5, 1863; as sergeant to October i, 1863, and as first sergeant to date of discharge. He participated in battles at Cross Lanes, Virginia, Au- gust 26, 1861 ; Kernstown, Virginia, March 23; Port Re- public, Virginia, June 9; Cedar Mountain, Virginia. Au- gust 9, and Dumfries, Virginia, December 27, 1862 ; Chan- cellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2 and 3; Gettysburg, Penn- sylvania, July I, 2, and 3, and Lookout Mountain and Mis- sionary Ridge, Tennessee, and Ringgold, Georgia, Novem- ber 24, 25, and 27, 1863; Resaca and Dallas, Georgia, May 15 and 25, 1864. At battle of Port Republic was struck by missile in right breast, causing a severe contusion ; shot through left arm above elbow, in left breast, and right foot at Cedar Mountain, and in right hand at Ringgold. Pensioned for three gunshot wounds received in battle. He was discharged with his company, July 7, 1864, at Cleve- land Ohio, on expiration of term of service. He was married May 4, 1870, in Washington, D. C, to Miss Mary L. Abbott, of Painesville, Ohio, and four children, one son and three daughters, were born to them. He was employed as a clerk in the U. S. Treasury De- partment from March 9, 1865, to June 30, 1870. Grad- SERGEANT LAWRENCE WILSON (Miiy, 18()3.) COMPANY D 449 iialccl in Medical Dcpailinciit of Georgetown College, D. C, class of 1870; practiced medicine and prosecuted claims against the United States until May. 1877; moved to Kan- sas ; located cattle ranch on Soldier Creek, Comanche County, and was postmaster at Soldier Creek, and resided there until January. 1884; was medical adviser and at- tendant for his neighbor ranchmen far and near ; located in Larned, Kansas, in drug store until February. 1885; served as agent of l)ureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, until October, 1885; notary public and real estate and livestock agent until elected mayor of the city of Larned in the springy of 1887; to Glasco, Kansas; presi- dent of the Glasco Flouring Mill Company, and operated flouring mill there from October, 1887, until October, 1888; to Topeka. Kansas, and Assistant Adjutant-General, De- partment of Kansas (with Oklahoma and Indian Territories attached). Grand Army of the Republic, until March. 1890; to Washington, D. C, and reappointed in Treasury Depart- ment. May 30. 1890; transferred to the Department of the Interior. September 26, 1890; promoted to medical exam- iner. June 19, 1897, where yet employed, in the Medical Division of the U. S. Bureau of Pensions. He is a Mason ; a member of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Alliance, of Washington, D. C, and of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was president of the Twentieth Army Corps Association, and presided at the reunions of that or- ganization during the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Saint Paul in 1896; at Buffalo, in 1897; at Cincinnati, in 1898, and at Philadelphia, in 1899. when further election as president was declined. Resides at Woodside, Maryland. 29 EMORY WARREN FORCE. Emory Warren Force was born at Morrisville, Madison County, New York, December 25, 1840. His parents re- moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in the year 1849. He was educated in the common schools of both of those villages and had a good education. At the breaking out of the war ol the rebellion and the firing on Fort Sumter he was the firsi man to volunteer for three months at Chagrin Falls, OhiO; under the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 volunteers He enlisted for a period of three years in Company D Seventh O. V. I., on June 19, 1861, and was promoted tc the position of sergeant of his company. He participated in the battles of Cross Lanes and Win- chester and was in numerous skirmishes, until discharged from the service of the United States Mav 10, 1862, on ac- count of surgeon's certificate of disability, he having beer ruptured during his service. On his return from the arm) he settled again at Chagrin Falls, remaining there for sev- eral years engaged in commercial pursuits. In the yeai 1877 he was commissioned as captain of Company G, Fif- teenth Regiment O. N. G., which he retained for severa: years, until obliged by physical' infirmities to resign from the service. In the year 1893 he was appointed as cashier in the ofiicc of the Collector of Internal Revenue at Cleveland, Ohio which he retained until appointed general agent for the Standard Sewing Machine Company, with headquarters a1 Cleveland, Ohio. Afterward he engaged in the insurance and realty business for several years in that city. He was a member of Memorial Post G. A. R., secretary of the Seventh Regiment, Masonic bodies, etc. He marvied Miss Emily Jane Chapman, April 9, 1864, at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and they had three children — Wil- bur Charles, who died when nineteen months old, and Frank COLONEL EMORY W. FORCE (Sergt. Co. 1>, Tih (). V. I.— ("..1. '.Ill () — Di.a Juiii. -Jlst. 11»0».) EPHRAIM C. MILLER COMPANY D 451 C. and Fred W. who are still living with their mother at Cleveland, Ohio. Colonel Force died June 21, 1904, from the effects of the disability he received while in the service. He was a good soldier, genial companion, and an all- around good fellow. Reqiiicscat in pace. WILLIAM CAIN. William Cain was born in New York City, N. Y., June 13, 1842. His parents removed to Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, when he was quite young, and he was edu- cated in the common schools in that city. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, after the firing on Fort Sumter, he enlisted as a private in a company raised at Painesville, Ohio, April 22, 1861, which when mustered into the service of the United States for three months became Company D, Seventh Regiment O. V. I. June 19 he reenlisted in the same company for three years. He was promoted to sergeant for gallant and meritorious service in the face of the enemy. He participated in the following battles during the war: Blue's Gap, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dum- fries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, and Rocky Face Ridge. He was a good soldier in every sense of the word. He was discharged from the service on expiration of term of enlistment of his regiment, July 6, 1864. Reenlisted February 28, 1865, in Company D, Fourth United States Veterans, and was mustered out of that regiment February 28, 1866, at Tod Barracks, Columbus, Ohio. Comrade Cain never married, and has confined himself strictly to the business of railroading and brokerage since the war. (452) SERGEANT WILLIAM CAIN ALBERT C. COLWELL ALBERT COLWELL. Albert Colwell was born at Perry. Lake County, Ohio, February 22, 1842, and was educated in the common schools in tliat city. After the breaking out of the war he enlisted as a private in Company D. Seventh Regiment O. V. L, June 7, 1861, at Painesville, Ohio, and was mustered into the service of the United States at Camp Dennison, Ohio, June 19, 1861. He states that he participated in all of the battles of the regiment except Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861, when he was back at Sutton, Virginia, sick. He was wounded at Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9, 1862, in the left ankle. He was mustered out with his regiment July 6, 1864, on account of expiration of its term of service. Recnlisted September 12, 1864, in Company D, One Hundred and Sev- enty-seventh Regiment O. V. L, and was discharged at Greensboro. North Carolina. June 24, 1865. February i, 1866, he married Miss Catherine E. Dramar at Fairport Harbor, Ohio. They have no children. He has been employed as an engineer since the war. His record as a soldier was good. (453) HENRY H. RHODES. Henry H. Rhodes was born about two miles from the city of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the year 1846. His parents were of old Pennsylvania Dutch stock and emi- grated to Painesville, Ohio, when he was five years of age. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion after the firing on Fort Sumter he enlisted as a private in Company D, Seventh Regiment O. V, I. (at the age of fifteen, al- though he claimed to be nineteen years of age so as to pass muster), April 21, 1861. Reenlisted in the three years' ser- vice June 19. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Port Republic, Virginia, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9, 1862; Dug Gap, Georgia, May 8, 1864; Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864 ; Pumpkin Vine Creek, Dallas, and New Hope Church, Georgia, May 25 to June i, 1864. He was wounded at Cedar Mountain and was mustered out of the service on expiration of term of service of his regiment, July 6, 1864. He married Miss Edith A. Ellis, at Panama, Chautauqua County, New York, March 31, 1869, and one son and four daughters were born to them. Since the war he has been employed as a stationary en- gineer in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and now resides at Painesville, Ohio. At Port Republic, where so many color-bearers were shot down, Rhodes for a time carried the regimental colors. (454) HENRY H. RHODES EDWIN E. GREEN DAk'PS ACA-AZt / MAJOR GENERAL JOHN W. SPRAGUE (Capt. Co. E, 7th O. V. I.— Maj. Gen. Vols. — Dipfl Dpi-. 24th, 1893.) Facinc oaee COMPANY E. JOHN WILSON SPRAGUE. Gen. John Wilson Spragiic was born April 4. 181 7, at White Creek. Washington County, N. Y. Educated in com- mon schools, and entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., in 1830, but was not graduated. In 1845 re- moved to Huron. Erie County, Ohio, and engaged in mer- cantile business. In 1851-52 was treasurer of Erie County. Entered war of rebellion in 1861 as captain of Company E. Seventh Regiment O. V. I. ; was prisoner of war same year, and in 1862 was made colonel of the Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to brigadier-general in 1864, and brevetted major-general in 1865; was offereil lieutenant-colonelcy in United States Army, which he de- clined. After the war was in charge of Freedmen's Bureau in one of its departments. Was appointed general manager of Winona & Saint Peter Railroad, Minnesota. Removed to Washington Territory in 1870, having been made super- intendent and general agent of the Northern Pacific Rail- road, from which he resigned in 1882. Was one of com- mittee which selected Tacoma as western terminus of that railroad, and latter portion of his life was devoted to ad- vancing interests of that city; was its first mayor, promi- nent in its financial circles, president of the National liank. Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, and the Tacoma Steam Navigation Company: held many offices of trust and re- sponsibility. When Washington was admitted as a State was second choice for United States Senator. Was married three times, his first wife being Miss Lucy Wright (daughter of Judge Jabez Wright, of Huron). Mrs. J(3hn W. Wickham (now of Buffalo. N. Y.). being their only child. His second wife was Miss Julia F. Choatc. of (455) 456 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Milan, Ohio, to whom four sons were born. The third wife was Mrs. Alexander Vance, also a daughter of Judge Wright. His declining years were spent in ease and lux- ury. He died at Tacoma, Washington, on December 24, 1893. CAPTAIN CHARLES A. WEED (.Died, 1895.) CHARLES A. WEED. Capt. Charles A. Weed was born in Painesville, Ohio, March 20, 1839. He was educated in the common schools of that town. After the firing on Fort Sumter at the breaking out of the war of the rebelhon he enhsted as a private in a company raised at Painesville for a period of three months. Wlien mustered into the service of the United States it became known as Company D, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., in which he served as first sergeant. He reenlisted for three years, June 19, and was rapidly promoted to the position of first lieutenant and captain, for soldierly conduct in the face of the enemy. He participated in the battle of of Cross Lanes, Virginia ; Winchester, Virginia; Port Republic, Virginia; Cedar Mountain, Virginia; Antietam, Maryland, and Dumfries, Virginia. He resigned February 22, 1863. A\fter his return to civil life he became engaged in the construction of various railroads, notably the Union Pacific under Gen. J- S. Casement. He died at Tampico. Mexico, on August 28, 1895, and his sole escort to the grave consisted of Confederate soldiers who 'were living there and who had befriended him during his illness. Requicscal in pace. ARTHUR T. WILCQX. Capt. Arthur T. Wilcox was born in the year 1835. He was educated in the common schools and at Ann Arbor Col- lege, Michigan, studying while there civil engineering, in which he became very proficient. He enlisted April 22, 1861, as a private in a company raised at Huron, Ohio, for three months, and was elected second lieutenant. This company when mustered into the service of the United States was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. as Company E. He reenlisted in same company for three years and was promoted to captain for brave and meritorious service in battle. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, where he was captured by the enemy and confined in various Southern prisons, and did not rejoin his regiment for over a year ; Dumfries, Virginia; Chancellorsville, Vir- ginia ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ; Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, Tennessee; Ringgold, Georgia; Dalton, Georgia; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia, and Dallas, or New Hope Church, Georgia. He was mus- tered out with his regiment on the expiration of its term of service, July 6, 1864. He reenlisted and raised a new regiment, composed largely of veterans of old organizations, and was appointed its colonel. On muster into the service it became the One Hundred and Seventy-Seventh Regiment O. V. L He par- ticipated with this regiment in the battles of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Fort Anderson, North Carolina, and Town Creek, North Carolina, and moved on Raleigh, North Caro- lina, where Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered such Southern forces as he commanded. Mustered out with his regiment June 24, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. After the war was over he resumed his old business as a civil engineer. He was engaged with Gen. J. S. Casement, and under him in the construction of the Union Pacific and COLONEL ARTHUR T. WILCOX (Capt. Co. K, Tth U. V. I. — Coloiu-I ITTtli O. V. 1, — I)i»d. l9ol.) COMPANY K 459 Other railroads in the United States, and died in the year 1904, while engaged in the construction of a railroad in Cen- tral America under the same party. He married Miss Julia L. Morehouse, June 12, 1861, at Lyons, Huron County, Ohio, and they had four children born to them. He was a zealous officer ami a brave man. JOSEPH S. CLARKE. Joseph S. Clarke, of Cleveland, was identified with the old True Democrat, Leader, Herald, Plain Dealer, Ohio Farmer, and the early printing offices. Attended private and public schools and colleges ; studied medicine, theology, politics, and social science. Educated in principles of aboli- tion, and foresaw war between North and South. Appren- ticed to printing profession for seven years, passing through all grades to those of manager, publisher, editor, and pro- prietor. Learned telegraphy^ and received first message over first Atlantic cable ("What hath God wrought") sent by Queen Victoria to President Pierce. Averse to civic soldier life, and when asked to join Cleveland Light Guards or Sprague Cadets (splendid military organizations with which his companions were identified) said he would be first to volunteer in case of war. While at Oberlin was arrested and ordered to prison for supposed participation in "under- ground railroad" and John Brown's Harper's Ferry expedi- tion. Enlisted April 13, 1861, being first to volunteer in Cleveland. On "Cotton Mountain" campaign, in western Virginia, volunteered to obtain knowledge of strength of enemy; made his way through mountain passes into rebel bivouacs, secured data desired, and reported it to Lieut.-Col. Creighton. At Charleston, informed Colonel Tyler of ob- servations of enemy, resulting in withdrawal from that place. Wounded in left ankle at Romney, January 11, 1862; in arm and groin at Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862; and in right side at Antietam, September 17, 1862, his haversack, in which was his journal of events from en- listment to that date, as well as writing material, being shot away; in that battle saw General Hooker wounded and General Mansfield killed. Ordered under arrest for en- deavoring to leave hospital before wound was healed, but defied surgeon in charge and reached regiment in safety. Prisoner within enemy's lines at Bristow Station and Har- JOSEPH S. CLARKE EPHRAIM J. SMITH COMPANY E 461 pcr's Ferry. On second IWill Uiiii canipaJL;!!. ratinns being very scarce, while eating a cracker was asked by a general officer, "Have you another of those?" — responded by giving his only remaining hardtack ; that officer was the beloved Gen. N. P. Banks. Commissioned to visit Washington to locate wounded officers; that duty performed, paid his re- spects to President Lincoln and wife at their cottage at Sol- diers' Home, where he had a delightful talk with them. Promoted to sergeant July 4. 1863. Discharged for disa- bility August 22, 1863. With Medical Department of Army to close of war. Married, June 13, 1865. As op- portunity offered, while in army, was correspondent of Leader and Herald, Cleveland ; and Christian Register, Bos- ton. Contributor to many publications. Was clerk in Cleveland post-office, and has held important positions in that city and Philadelphia. R'^-'des in Washington, D. C. JOHN WANTON WICKHAM. John Wanton Wickham was born at Huron, Ohio, Feb- ruary 21, 1844. He attended the common schools at Hu- ron, until at the age of sixteen he went into the employ of one of the village stores, in which employment he continued until on August 22, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Com- pany E of the Seventh Ohio Regiment, which was then re- cruiting to replace losses suffered in the battle at Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861, and joined the regiment with a band of recruits at Charleston, Virginia, in October of that year. On March 23, 1862, the regiment took part in the battle of Winchester, Virginia, he being in action throughout that fight. He also took part in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9, 1862, where he was severely wounded in the leg. From the effects of this injury his limb has never fully recovered. Confined for some time at the Mansion Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, he was discharged from the service November 23, 1862, and returned to his home at Huron, Ohio. Mr. Wickham married Miss Lucy L. Sprague, daughter of Gen. John W. Sprague, at Milan, Ohio, February 6, 1866. They have two sons, Walter M. and Addison S., both living. After his discharge from the army Mr. Wickham entered a general store at Huron as clerk, and served in that capacity until in 1864 he associated himself with his father in busi- ness. In 1878 he was elected to the directory of the Wheel- ing & Lake Erie Railway, and served as president of the company in 1878 and 1879, and was instrumental in secur- ing the construction of the first twelve miles of the trackage of that railroad — from Huron to Norwalk, Ohio. In 1898 he gave up business at Huron and removed to Buffalo, N. Y., where he became associated with the Dormer Fish Com- pany, with which company he is still connected. His present address is Buffalo, New York. (462) JOHN W. WICKHAM CAPTAIN HARLOW N. SPENCER (1st Lieut. Co. F, 7th O. V. I. — Capt. Co. K. ITTth O. V. I.) COMPANY P. HARLOW NATHANIEL Si'ENCHR. Harlow Nathaniel Spencer, only child of Orrin and Mc- hitabel (Hall) Spencer, born in Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio. August 13, 1825. He was educated in the common schools of his county. Raised a farmer, twice elected treas- urer of his county. Raised forty recruits for the Seventh Regiment O. V. L in August. 1862, and was appointed second lieutenant. Left with them for the front, September i, the day his office of county treasurer expired. One of his recruits was rejected by the examining surgeons at Columbus, Ohio. Joined his regiment on Loudoun Heights, near Harper's Ferry, Vir- ginia, with thirty-nine men, twenty-three being assigned to Company F and sixteen to Company H. his own assignment being to Company F. Was promoted to the position of captain. He participated in the following battles : Dumfries, Vir- ginia, December 27, 1862; Chancellorsville. Virginia, May I, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2. and 3. 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863: Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863; Ringgold, Georgia. November 27. 1863 (wounded in the latter battle) : Dug Gap, Georgia. May 9. 1864; Pumpkin Vine Creek, Georgia, May 25, 1864 (wounded in the latter- named battle, losing his right eye), and numerous skir- mishes. He was mustered out of the sen-ice with his regiment July 6, 1864, on account of expiration of its term of service. About three weeks later he received a recruiting commis- sion from Governor John Brough to help raise a new regi- ment, and was appointed captain of Company K, One Hun- (463) 464 SEVENTH RE:GIMKNT OHIO VOIvUNTEElR INt'ANTRY dred and Seventy-seventh Regiment O. V. I., and was mus- tered out as such June 25, 1865. He emigrated to Adams County, Nebraska, in the fall of 1880, engaging in stock and dairy business, until the spring of 1898, when he removed to Eureka Springs, Carroll^ County, Arkansas, where he still resides. November 11, 1846, he married Miss Rossetta, daughter of Hamilton and Polly (Squires) Utley, of Newburg town- ship Geauga county, Ohio. They had two children, Mrs. Flora S. Hawley and Lawrence U. Spencer, both living in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. His wife died in the latter named city, December 17, 1901. He v/as like a father to his company while in the service. MAJOR MARCUS S. HOPKINS 1st I.i.-ul. Co. K. Till (». V. 1. -MMJur V,.|.T:m Urs.TV,. ('..rps.) GEORGE H. DAVIS GEORGE H. DAVIS. George H. Davis is an inmate of the Soldiers' and Sail- ors' Home, at Sandusky. Ohio. He was born and reared at Hudson, Ohio, and educated in the common schools. He enlisted June 20, 1861. in Cleveland, Ohio, and was assigjied to Company F, Seventh Ohio Infantry, and served as private and teamster. He drove the ammunition wagon at Cross Lanes. Port Republic, and Gettysburg, and was then headquarters teamster to the end of his serv'ice. He was mustered out with his company at Cleveland July 6. 1864. and subsequently entered the service of the Govern- ment as teamster. Since the war he has followed the oc- cupation of coachman, mostly in the city of Cleveland. He never married, but has lived a life of single blessedness. He is now comfortably situated in the Ohio State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, where he expects to remain during the rest of his days. 30 ALFRED WATSON MORLEY. Alfred Watson Morley was born at Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools of his native town. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion after the firing on Fort Sumter he enlisted as a private in the three months' service April 21, 1861, in Company F, Seventh Regiment O. V. L Reenlisted for three years June 19. He participated in the battles of Port Re- public, Virginia, June 9, 1862; Antietam, Maryland, Sep- tember 17, 1862, and Chancellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863. He was wounded at Port Republic and Antie- tam and transferred to the invalid corps in December, 1863. He was mustered out of the service June 26, 1864, at Wash- ington, D. C. He was married at Perry, Lake County, Ohio, November 15, 1868, and has two daughters living. He has been em- ployed as a carriage-maker since the war, at Cleveland, Kirtland, Painesville, Youngstown, all in the State of Ohio, Meridian, Mississippi, and other places too numerous to mention. He served his country well. (466) ALFRED W. MORLEY RUDOLPH WINZENRIED (Priviil,- Cn. V. Till I). V. 1. -('..rpl T... (;, Mli •• \ I ) CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. BRADEN COMPANY G. WILLIAM D. BRADEN. Capt. William D. Braclen was born at Harlansbnrg, rcnn- sylvania. He was educated in the common schools of his native city. After the breaking out of the war he enlisted as a private, June 20, 1861, at Warren, Ohio, in Company H, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., and was rapidly promoted on account of soldierly conduct to the position of captain. He was mustered out as such July 6, 1864. on account of expiration of term of service of the regiment. Captain Braden participated in several battles during the war and was wounded at Cedar Mountain, Virginia. Au- gust 9, 1862, and Ringgold. Georgia, November 27, 1863. In April, 1871, he married Martha Nelson, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who died in May, 1871, at Titusville, Penn- sylvania, leaving no children. He has been engaged since leaving the Army as a con- tractor in drilling for oil, gas, and water. His record as an ofificer and soldier was first class. Now resides at San Jose, California. (467) HARRY M. DEAN. Harry M. Dean was born at Meadville, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1842. He was educated in the common schools of his native city. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, after the firing on Fort Sumter, he enlisted in a company raised at Ravenna, Ohio, April 22, 1861, which on being mustered into the service of the United States was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. as Company G, the enlistment of the company being for three months. He reenlisted for three years, June 19, 1861. He participated in all of the leading battles which his regiment was engaged in, and was wounded through both legs at Port Republic, Virginia, June 9, 1862. He was pro- moted to the position of first lieutenant for gallantry in the face of the enemy, and honorably discharged from the ser- vice on the expiration of the term of service of his regiment, July 6, 1864. He reenlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Regiment O. V. I., and was commissioned as its adjutant in two weeks after his discharge from the service in the Sev- enth Regiment O. V. I., and served with it until the close of the war, and was discharged therefrom at Columbus, Ohio, in the month of July, 1865, with the commission of cap- tain, but was never mustered. He was married and had two children, of whom one daughter survives. He has been a building contractor since the war up to the year 1885, when he entered the service of R. R. Cr. Co. as foreman of interior finishing department. His residence at present is at Goshen, Indiana. (468) CAPTAIN HARRY M. DEAN (1st Lii-ut. Co. C;, 7th (). v. 1. — I'jiiil. ITltli O. V. I.) Mge 468 CORPORAL JAMES N. HARTZELL JAMES N. HARTZELL. James N. Hartzell was born in Beaver Coiaity, Pennsyl- vania, in the year 1838. His parents emigrated to Deer- fiekl, Portage County, Ohio, when he was a youngster, and he was educated in the common schools of that town. He joined Company G, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., as a recruit in May, 1861, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and was mustered into the three years' service June 19, 1861. He was promoted to corporal in that company, and participated in the following battles: Cross Lanes, Virginia, August j 26, 1861 ; Winchester, Va.. March 23, 1862; Port Repub- I lie, Virginia, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Au- gust 9, 1862; Dumfries, Virginia, December 2^, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3, 1863; Lookout Moun- tain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863, and Ringgold, Georgia, No- vember 27, 1863. He was mustered out with his regiment on the expiration of its term of service, July 6, 1864. In 1865 he married Miss S. M. Loutham, of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and they had three sons and one daughter. He has been engaged since the war in sawmilling, farm- ing, lumbering, stave tract, electric lighting, and milling. He is a man of versatile knowledge of different kinds of work. (469) HUMPHREY B. OWEN. Humphrey B. Owen was born in the year 1841. He was educated in the common schools. At the breaking out of the war of the rebelhon after the firing on Fort Sumter he enhsted as a private in Company G, Seventh Regiment O. V. I., at Ravenna, Ohio, and was mustered into the service of the United States at Camp Dennison, Ohio, June 19, 1861, for three years. His regiment was ordered to West Virginia, and he participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain (wounded), Chancellors ville (wounded, rib being broken), Antietam, Gettysburg, Look- out Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold (wounded in leg). Rocky Face Ridge, and Dallas, or New Hope Church. He was never compelled to go to a hospital on account of illness. He was a good soldier and tried to do his whole duty while in the face of the enemy, and did it. He was mustered out of the service v/ith his regiment, July 6, 1864, on expiration of its term of service. (470) CORPORAL H JMPHREY B. OWEN SAMUEL S. FISHER ISAIAH B. GREEN ANTHONY W. HORNER ANTHONY WAYNE HORNER. Anthony Wayne Horner was born at Berlin. Trumbull County. Ohio, now Malwning County, June 3. 1841. He was educated in the common schools in that vicinity. He enlisted for the three years' service at Camp Dennison. Ohio. June 20, 1861, and was assigned to Company G, Sev- enth Regiment O. V. I. He participated in the following battles: Cross Lanes, Virginia. August 26, 1861 ; Win- chester. Virginia. March 23. 1862; Port Republic, Virginia, June 9, 1862; Chancellorsville, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3. 1863 ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July i, 2, and 3. 1863, and various skirmishes. He was mustered out on expiration of the term of service of his regiment July 6, 1864. He was captured at Chancellorsville. Virginia, but escaped the same night. February 6. 1866. he married Miss Sophrona E. Rose, at Deerfiel'd, Portage County. Ohio. They had seven boys and three daughters born to them. He entered the service of the P. F. W. & C. Ry. in the year 1867, and remains with them up to the present time. He lost his right leg in a railroad wreck in the year 1869. (471) COMPANY H. CHRISTIAN W. NESPER. Capt. Christian W. Nesper was born in the village of Flein in the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, in the year 1838. He was educated in the schools of his native village until his thirteenth year. He imbibed a strong love for boating, fish- ing, and simple water craft on the River Neckar, near which his parents resided, and decided to go to sea when he was thirteen years old. He sailed the oceans of the earth in all climes, first as cabin-boy and then before the mast. On one of these trips he had an attack of yellow fever at an East India port and was left on shore. After his recovery he joined another ship and sailed until the year 1855, when he landed at New York, quitting sailing for all time, and came to Cleveland, Ohio, where he had a sister living. He learned the trade of making cigars and commenced business for himself. On account of his previous active out-door life he joined the old "Cleveland Turn Verein" for exercise, amusement, and to learn military drill, and while a member of this association he made friends of Joe Krieger, E. H. Bohm, and others, and continued these friendships through life. At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion he enlisted as a private in the National Guard for three months, April 18, 1 86 1, and this organization was assigned to the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. as Company K, and was known as such during the war. He reenlisted for three years June 25, 1 86 1, and was rapidly promoted to captain for brave and meritorious conduct in the face of the enemy. He re- tained this position until the muster out of his regiment on account of expiration of its term of service July 6, 1864. He participated in the following battles : Cross Lanes, Virginia, August 26, 1861; Winchester, Virginia, March CAPTAIN CHRISTIAN W. NESPER (Died Sept. 1st, 1881.) W' y m/KBm 4gyi • / ^ m LIEUTENANT HENRY Z. EATON COMPANY H 473 23, 1862; Port Republic, June 9, 1862; Cedar Mountain. Virginia, August 9. 1862 (wounded slightly in tiie latter battle) ; Second Bull Run campaign. August 20 to Septem- ber I. 1862: Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 18^)2; Dumfries, Virginia, December 2"], 1862; Chancellorsville. Virginia. ]\Iay i, 2. and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July I, 2, and 3, 1863; Lookout Mountain. Tennessee, X(^- vember 24. 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863; Ringgold. Georgia. November 27, 1863 (in the latter battle shot through both hips and dangerously wounded) ; Dug Gap. Georgia. May 8. 1864; Rocky Face Kidge. Georgia, May 11. 1864: Resaca. Georgia, May 13 and 15, 1864; New Hope Church, or Dallas, Georgia, May 26, 1864. On his return to civil life he commenced again his old business, and opened a factory for the manufacture of cigars in connection with a store on Ontario street, Cleveland. Ohio. October 25, 1866. he married Miss Mary Meyer, and they had two children, one boy and one girl. He died September I. 1881. He was a brave and patriotic officer and soldier, and was beloved by all of his old comrades. Requicscof in pace. ARTHUR ALBION CAVANNAH. (Compiled by his daughter, L,ucretia.) Born at Burlington, March 12, 1842. Volunteered April 16, 1 86 1. Mustered into Company H, Seventh Regiment, at Camp Taylor, Cleveland. Reenlisted on second call, same regiment, and participated in Cross Lanes, Loop Creek, and Blue's Gap expeditions, and battle of Winches- ter, where he was severely wounded. He rejoined regiment near Culpeper, and participated in battles of Cedar Moun- tain and Antietam. He was mustered out of the service on account of disability in 1862. When seven years old his father died. His mother, whose family was of the Society of Friends (Quakers), moved the family to Philadelphia, near Camden, her old home. Arthur attended school until fourteen years of age, when his mother's brother took him to Cleveland, where he again attended school and later the Agricultural College. Upon the discovery of oil in Mecca he went there, and was engaged in drilling when Sumter was fired upon. After his return from the army he married Miss Katharine Snyder of Euclid', Pennsylvania. He entered the service of the Cleve- land Fire Department in 1863; was its secretary ten years, and captain of Mazeppa No. i. He became Assistant Chief in 1880. He devised the fire pipe line system for the fire boats, which has since been extended in Cleveland, and adopted by other cities, resulting in large saving in expense of hose and delay of laying long lines. He promulgated what is known as the fire cadet system, whereby young men entering the Cleveland department as cadets have two years of training before being accepted as firemen, advancing in grade and salary each six months as they show progress, or are rejected. After more than thirty years, during which time he received many bad injuries, he retired upon the urgent solicitation of his family. (474) ARTHUR A. CAVANNAH CHARLES T. GARRARD (Private Co. H, rth O. V. I. — Regimental Q. M. Serg't 6th U. S. Cavalry.) facing pag CHARLES T. GARRARD. Charles T. Garrard enlisted Oetober 5, 1861, at Warren. Ohio, and remained at Warren about one week, then left for the front via Cleveland, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio, where he was mustered in. From there the company w-ent to Cin- cinnati. Ohio, and drew uniforms, and then up the Ohio River to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, thence via the Kan- awha River to Charleston, West Virginia. The regiment at that time was at Gauley Bridge on a reconnaissance. lie was constantly with the regiment through its various winter campaigns until it reached the vicinity of Winchester. Was at the battle of Winchester March 23, 1862, and at the battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862, and at this battle he assisted Capt. Geo. L. Wood of Company D, who was severely w^ounded in the thigh, off the field, never leaving him until he reached an ambulance. Lieutenant King, quartermaster, assisted greatly, as he furnished a Confederate officer's cap- tured horse to carry Captain Wood off the field. Captain Wood was nearly midway between the Union and Confed- erate lines when discovered, and needed assistance. We were retiring at the time in good order. This was after the regiment had fallen back about seventeen miles and formed a junction with the balance of the division. He then went to Alexandria with the Seventh and camped near Fort Ellsworth, where their muskets were changed for Springfield rifles. He was with the regiment at the l)attle of Cedar Mountain. At this battle the regiment suffered terribly, over two out of three being killed or wounded, and he would have been there yet if Adjutant Molyneaux had not come through the smoke to the right of the regiment with an order to fall back, and when he got back a little he found there were only two in this retreat, namely Corporal Trimmer and himself. The balance of the regiment had al- ready left the field. Then followed the various cami)aigns in and around the second battle of Bull Run and Chantilly. (475) 476 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOI.UNTEER INEANTRY and thence through Maryland to South Mountain. Was at the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, and with the regiment in camp on Loudoun Heights, Virginia. On Oc- tober 23, 1862, under a general order from the War De- partment, he enlisted for the remainder of his time in the Sixth U. S. Cavalry, and was discharged as regimental quartermaster sergeant, Sixth U. S. Cavalry. REUBEN R. HINE SURGEON ROBERT D. MURRAY (Private Co. H, 7th O. V. I. — Surgeon U. S. Marine Hospital Corps.) ROBERT DRAKE MURRAY. Robert Drake Murray was born at Ohlton, Trumbull County. Ohio, April 21, 1845. He was a son of Joseph Arbor and Nancy (Drake) Murray and grandson of John Ferguson Murray. He was educated in the coniuKMi schools at Bluffton. Ohio, and was licensed to teach school at fifteen and again at eighteen years of age. He enlisted as a private in Company H. Seventh Regi- ment O. V. I., April 19, 1 861, for three months, and reen- listed for three years June 19, 1861. He participated in the battles of Cross Lanes. Winchester, Port Republic. Cedar Mountain. Virginia, and Antietam, Maryland, and was honorably discharged from the service of the United States November 29. 1S62, on account of a severe wound received in action. September 9. 1863, he reenlisted as a private in the Twelfth O. V. C. and was promoted to the position of brevet lieutenant. Was wounded four times; was a prisoner of war nearly five months, and was discharged from the service July 10, 1865. After the war he commenced the study of medicine at the Tripler U. S. Army Hospital at Columbus. Ohio, in the year 1865. and the Cleveland Medical College, receiving the de- gree of M. D. in 1868 in the latter named college, and then took a course in the Jefferson Medical College, graduating as M. D. in 1871. having l^een resident physician to Philadel- phia Hospital eighteen months — 1 870-1 871. Dr. Murray was appointed acting assistant surgeon. I'. S. Navy. 1871-72, and was on active duty in the United States Hospital Service after April, 1872, serving at Key West, Florida: New Orleans, Louisiana; Norfolk, Vir- ginia; Vicksburg, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee, and Gulf Quarantine. Mississippi. He was a specialist on yellow fever and was always called upon by his superior officers when that dread scourge in- 478 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INFANTRY vaded the United States. Nineteen years of his hfe were spent in fighting it in various cities in the South, He was postmaster at Bluffton, Ohio, in 1865, 1866, and has been connected with all of the leading medical associa- tions since 1870. He was a member of the Odd Fellows. He was a free and accepted Mason and Knight Templar. He was a member of the G. A. R. and U. V. U., Seventh Regiment O. V. I., and Twelfth O. V. C. Associations, and National Association of United States Ex-Prisoners of War. Dr. Murray was a prolific writer on medical subjects and his publications were accepted as authority on everything connected with yellow fever. He married, in 1875, Miss Lillie, daughter of Rev. C. A. Falwood, at Key West, Florida. She died at Ship Island Quarantine, in 1881, leaving five children — three daughters, Gillie, Rebah, Karlie; and two sons, Robert Falwood and Joseph Arbor Murray. Dr. Murray died at Laredo, Texas, November 22, 1903. SALMON S. PELTON GEORGE W. OLIVER GEORGK W. OrjVKR. George W. Oliver was born in Lancaster County, Penn- sylvania, on October 19, 1827, and received a common school education. He enlisted August 1 1, 1862, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was assigned to Company H, Seventh O. V. I., and joined his command on October 9, 1862, on Loudoun Heights, Vir- ginia. He served faithfully and honorably and participated in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine Knob and at Kenesaw Moun- tain, Georgia, on June 19, 1864, where he was wounded and suffered amputation of his right leg above the knee, and was thus disabled from further service. Before his dis- charge he was transferred to the rolls of Company G, Fifth Ohio Infantry. October 31, 1864, and was discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on June 21, 1865. He was a miller by trade, and for twenty-five years followed that occupation at Ohltown, Hubbard, and Girard, Ohio. He was thrice married, the last time on September i, 1872. to Arcana McCartney of Girard, Ohio. His daugh- ter, Dorothy Edelyn Oliver, who has taken an interest in her father's record as a faithful and gallant soldier, is now Mrs. William J. Grant, of Washington, D. C. at 219 North Capitol street. When Comrade Oliver became disabled from rheuma- tism and the infirmities of age. in accordance with a cher- ished desire, on Januai*y 6, 1903, he was admitted to the State Soldiers' Home at Sandusky, Ohio, where he died on April 18, 1905, and was buried in the cemetery there. His record as a soldier is one of which his ancestry may well be proud, as he w^as not only faithful and true, but brave and gallant in the face of the enemy, and shed his blood upon the battlefield of Kenesaw Mountain for his country. ADDISON WHITE. Addison White was born in Southington, Ohio, on July 24, 1841, and was educated in the common schools of that day. He enlisted at Warren, Ohio, in Company H, Seventh Ohio Infantry, and was mustered in at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on June 20, 1861. He served as a private soldier all through his three years' service, declining promotion repeat- edly offered him. He participated in battle at Cross Lanes, Kernstown, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam and Dumfries, when he was detailed as a stretcher-bearer in the ambulance corps of Geary's division of the Twelfth Army Corps, and filled this position gallantly at' Chancellors ville and Gettys- burg, going well to the front and bringing off to a place of safety severely wounded and disabled comrades. At Gettysburg, during the terrific artillery duel between the two armies on July 3, 1863, while passing a battery whose men had been so reduced by the enemy's shot and shell as to leave scarcely enough men to serve the guns, Ad- dison White, like the brave and gallant soldier that he was, volunteered to assist the gunners, and' did so until the artil- lery firing, before the great charge, ended. He fought at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, and Ringgold, Georgia, in the Southwest, and was severely wounded at the latter place. He was mustered out July 7, 1864, at Cleveland, Ohio, with his company. He was married July 27, 1864, in Southington, Ohio, to Maryetta Curtis, to whom two sons and three daughters were born. He died of blood poisoning from his wound, which never healed, but gradually grew worse, until after untold suffering he died in Nelson, Ohio, on May 9, 1901, and was buried at Southington Center, near where he had lived for so many years. ADDISON WHITE g page 4flo COMPANY H 4S1 Addison White was a man who <:^avc his h'fc to his coun- try's cause ; a good citizen ; a kind and indulgent husband and father; a good comrade and a true and faithful friend. May his soul rest in peace. 31 ' RILEY WHITE. Riley White was born in October, 1844, in Southington township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and was educated in common district schools. He enlisted at Warren, Ohio, on October 7, 1861, as a recruit in Company H, Seventh Ohio Infantry, and joined the regiment at Charleston, West Virginia. He was at Romney, and on the scout to Blue's Gap ; starved and froze with his comrades at Phillip's Cross Roads; in battles at Kernstown, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, and Antietam. He was taken seriously ill at Harper's Ferry, and on No- vember 19, 1862, was discharged on certificate of disability to save his life. By reason of his youth and rapid growth, like many others. Pope's retreat from Culpeper to Sharps- burg wore him out. On February 7, 1865, he reenlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and served until September 19, 1865, when he was dis- charged at Nashville, Tennessee. On April 26, 1866, he married Lucy Philpot, at Kilgore, Carroll County, Ohio. Two sons and three daughters were born to them. Since the war he has been a farmer. On June 9. 1862, while in battle at Port Republic, Vir- ginia, Riley White — then fighting beside his elder brother, Addison — remembered his father (whom he called "Pap"), and wishing him to have some part in the lively contest then going on with Stonewall Jackson's champion fighters, Riley stepped up closely to his brother and said, "Add, let's load up and give 'em one for Pap !" Addison consented, and af- ter carefully loading for the occasion, they took deliberate aim and fired a modest volley of two pieces, in honor and memory of their good loyal father, who then had five of his six sons, then old enough to go to war, at the front. Riley White now resides in Warren, Ohio. (482) RILEY WHITE page 48a LIEUTENANT JOSEPH CRYNE Kill.-.l ;.t lijiltl." of KitiKgold, Hi. . Nov. •JTtli, 1863.) i«n i«i:es 48a .(8-1 IT, -1. .i^' •. 4 ^ •^"'"HjF' J »:■'»***" ^ • ^ MAJOR ERNST J. KRIEGER (Capt. Co. K, 7th O. V. I. — Major 177th O. V. I. — Died March 14th, 1881.) COMPANY K. I ERNST J. KRIEGER. Capt. Ernst J. Kricgcr was born in Germany in the year 1833. He was educated in the common schools of his na- li\-e country, and was especially proficient in his native lan- i;ua!;e. He emigrated with his parents to the United States when he was young and settled at Cleveland, Ohio. In November, i860, the "Cleveland Turn Verein," on account of the mutterings of a civil war, commenced learn- ing military drill so as to be prepared, and he was one of the most ])atriotic members of the organization. April 18, 1 86 1, at die first firing on Fort Sumter he joined the "National Guards" for a period of three months as a private. This company was mustered into the service of the United States as Company K, Seventh Regiment O. V. T., and was known as such thereafter. Reenlisted June 19, 1 86 1, for a period of three years or during the w^ar. He was rapidly promoted to the position of cai)tain for gallant and meritorious service in the face of the enetuy. and was mustered out with his regiment on account of expiration of its term of service July 6, 1864, as such officer. He participated in the following battles: Cross Lanes. Virginia, August 26, 1861 ; Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862; Port Republic. Virginia, June 9. 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August 9, 1862; Second Bull Run campaign. August 20 to September 2, 1862; Antietam, Maryland. September 17. 1862 (wounded in the head in the latter-named battle) ; Dumfries. Virginia. December 27, 1862; Chancellorsvillc, Virginia, May i, 2, and 3, 1863; Gettysburg, Rennsylvania, July i. 2, and 3. 1863: Lookout Mountain! Tennessee, November 24. 1863; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25. 1863; Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863 (wounded) ; Dug Gap, Georgia, May (483) 484 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 1 8, 1864; Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia, May 11, 1864; Re- saca, Georgia, May 13 and 15, 1864; New Hope Church, or Dallas, Georgia, May 26, 1864. After the muster out of his regiment he was appointed major of the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh O. V. I. and joined that command, and was mustered out with it at the close of the war, when he returned to Cleveland, Ohio, and became a partner in a machine building firm which was a failure. He had several attacks of paralysis brought on on account of the wound he had received at Antietam, and in 1878 was admitted to the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio. He remained there until he died, March 14, 1881. He was buried with full military honors in Section B, Row 12, Grave 27, Home Cemetery, where a marble stone bearing name, command, etc., was placed;. Krieger was an exceptionally brave and patriotic soldier, and his early demise was occasioned by the wound he had received in action. Requiescat in pace. CAPTAIN JOHN F. SCHUTTE ,As he appeared on .nlis„n....t in th- M-xi.an War -Kill..! in skirmish near Cross I-anes, Va.. Aug. -Joih. isr.l > FREDERICK H. SCHMIDT pages 484 485 SEVENTH REGIMENT MONUMENT Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, O. Miscellany SEVENTH REGIMENT MONUMENT AT CLEVE- LAND, OHIO. By Capt. Geo. A. McKay. A monument to the lamented dead of the Seventh Regi- ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was erected at Cleveland. Ohio, in the year 1872, having been contracted for in the year 1867. A. & G. Dodds of Xenia, Ohio, and St. Louis, Missouri, were the contractors, they agreeing to erect the monument for such funds as might be raised by subscrip- tion, not to exceed $15,000. The monument was to consist of Quincy granite for the base, and the shaft of Peterhead red, and the eagle with outstretched wings of Peterhead gray granite. The granite was cut at the quarries, polished, and the list of battles carved thereon before the material left Scotland, which necessitated great delay before everything was ready for transportation to the United States. The original committee, as appointed by the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. Association, consisted of George A. McKay, Frank Rockefeller, E. J. Krieger, and Frank Dut- ton, all of Cleveland, Ohio, and E. W. Force of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This committee was changed repeatedly before the monument was completed. The next one ap- pointed was made up of Jos. B. Molyneaux. William .\. Howe. George A. McKay, Frank Rockefeller. Jere G. Claflin, and T. T. Sweeney'. The final committee consisted of Frank Rockefeller, chairman; J. B. Molyneaux. W. A. Howe. Frank Williams. J. G. Claflin. C. Cowan. William Southwell. \\'. T. Callow, and T. T. Sweeney. 486 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY All of the committees as appointed by the regiment are entitled to its thanks for the zeal displayed by them in rais- ing funds for the purpose indicated above, by subscriptions from private persons not affiliated with the regiment, mem- bers of the regiment, by dinners furnished in a tent on the square by the ladies of Cleveland, Ohio, boat rides, and raffling a horse furnished by Gen. E. B. Tyler — the latter means being a regular gold brick, the profits being on the wrong side of the ledger by a large majority. Every member of the different committees did his level best to achieve success, but it was ascertained that it would be impossible to raise subscriptions equaling $15,000, and a new contract was entered into by the contracting parties, the contractors agreeing to accept $8,500, the amount raised by the committee, as full compensation for the monument, and it was erected in Woodland Cemetery on a lot donated by the city of Cleveland. The committee had paid all expenses and duties on the different parts as they had arrived, by which means the con- tractors were at no actual outlay, and were perfectly satis- fied when the subscription lists were turned over to them with the balance of the cash raised. In fact, they stated that they made nothing, nor did they lose one cent by the last contract. At the dedication of the monument the principal speakers were Gen. John W. Geary, Governor of the State of Penn- sylvania; Gen. Erastus B. Tyler, and Maj. William Mc- Kinley, afterward President of the United States, all of whom eulogized the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and testified to their patriotism and valor in the face of the enemy. BRIGADE MONUMENT Battlefield of Antietam, Md. THE MONUMENT AT ANTIETAM. MARYLAND. The joint monument to the Fifth, Seventh, and Sixty- sixtli Regiments of Ohio Infantry, provided by the State of Ohio and located upon the north side of the Hagerstovvn turnpike nearly opposite to the Dunker Church, was dedi- cated in the presence of Governor Nash, the members of the Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission. Assistant Secretary of War Hon. Robert Shaw Oliver, General Ian Hamilton of the British Army, and many comrades and citizens, on the 13th of October, 1903. The following inscriptions appear upon the front : OHIO 5th Infantry. 66th Infantry. 7th Infantry. Commanded by Commanded by Commanded by Major John COI.UN3. Lieut. Col. Eugenk Major Orrin J. Crank. Powell. {Oivl) Tyndale's (First) Brigade, {Rooster) Greene's (Second) Division, Twelfth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Upon the back, raised and polished : 5th 66th 7th This monument cost four thousand and five hundred dol- lars, and the locating committee from the Seventh were J. B. Molyneaux. Wm. A. Howe, and Gustav Smith, By request a historical sketch of the Seventh was pre- pared by Lawrence Wilson of Company D, who at the dedi- cation, on behalf of Tyndale's brigade, read the official re- port of Major Orrin J. Crane, detailing the nicnements of these regiments at the battle of Antietam, and in inmi of Dunker Church, (487) THE REGIMENTAL MONUMENT AT GETTYS- BURG. On the 4th of May, 1885, the General Assembly of the State of Ohio passed an Act "To appropriate money to pur- chase land upon which to erect a monument to the memory of the soldiers of Ohio who died upon the battlefield of Get- tysburg." The Act thus entitled appropriated for the pur- pose named the sum of $5,000, to be expended upon the requisition of the Adjutant-General, subject to the direction of the Battlefield Memorial Commission. For consultation as to the best means of carrying into effect the purpose of this act, a meeting of the surviving Ohio soldiers who took part in the battle was called by the Adjutant-General, and was held at the State Capitol, July 4, 1885. At this meet- ing a resolution was adopted without dissent, expressing the desire of the survivors of the battle, that the money appro- priated by the Act of May 4 should first provide for designa- ting all the localities on the field where Ohio soldiers fought, and recommending delay in expenditure of the appropria- tion should the law not authorize such designation. At the same meeting a committee was appointed to accompany the Adjutant-General to Gettysburg, and assist him in locating the positions in which Ohio troops fought. On the 13th of the ensuing month this committee met at Gettysburg, repre- sentations from the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-ninth, Fifty-fifth, Sixty-first, Sixty-sixth, Seventy- third, Seventy-fifth, and One Hundred and Seventh Ohio In- fantry, and from Battery H First Ohio Light Artillery, and after inspecting the field the committee held an adjourned meeting, and by resolution declared it to be the sense of those present that the sum of $2,000 should be appropriated for each Ohio regiment, battery, or other organization which took part in the battle, for the erection upon the proper positions of suitable monuments and tablets, and for MONUMENTS 489 purchasing plats, opening thoroughfares, and keci)ing the grounds and memorials in good condition. At the next session of the General Assembly an amenda- tory and supplementary act was passed on April 21, 1886, appropriating in addition to the $5,000 previously appropri- ated, the sum of $35,000 to be used by a commission con- sisting of the Adjutant-General, Secretary of State, and Auditor of State, in meeting the expense of obtaining ground and sites on the battlefield of Gettysburg, and for locating, procuring, and erecting suitable monuments and memorials commemorative of the deeds of the soldiers from Ohio who fought there. This commission met at Gettys- burg on July 15 and 16, 1886, and made careful inspection and examination of the positions occupied by Ohio organiza- tions during the battle, and after mature deliberation de- cided that each organization should 'have its own special monument, no two alike in pattern and design, and each to cost $1,500. Bids were at once advertised for and con- tracts let for the preparation of these memorials, anri on Wednesday, September 14, 1887, they were formally dedi- cated and turned over to the Gettysburg Battlefield Com- mission for future care and protection. EXERCISES AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ROSTRUM. A national salute was fired at sunrise, and at 9 o'clock a. M. Governor Foraker and his staff, the Memorial Commis- sion, the surviving members of the commemorated organ- izations, and the invited guests were escorted by the Four- teenth Regiment of Ohio IMilitia to Cemetery Hill, where an artillery salute to the Governor was fired, and the regnnenl being paraded in its camp presented arms. The proces- sion then moved to the Rostrum in the National Cemetery, where the formal exercises of the day took place as an- nounced in the program. Captain Geo. .\. McKay, who was present on that occasion, has kindly written the fol- lowing interesting account of the proceedings there: 490 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY DEDICATION OE THE MONUMENTS ON THE BATTlvEElEED OE GETTYSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER I4, 1887. It was my good fortune to participate with a great many Others of the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the greatest battle of the civil war of 1861 to 1865, to wit : Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. As you will remember, we were encamped the night before the first day's fight, near Littlestown, Pa., and when we arrived our brigade was sent to the left of the Eleventh Corps at Little Round Top to stop the charge of the Con- federates in that direction. We were not engaged, but our appearance stopped their advance. The next morning we were ordered to the right, and our fighting was all done on Culp's Hill, where we had the pleasure for the first time of fighting behind regular breastworks; but, thank God, it was not the last. We were badly mauled during the first two days, but were still in the ring and were conquerors on the third. When we moved away from the battlefield on July 4, 1863, I never visited the field until September 13, 1887, when memorials were erected by the State of Ohio to their honored dead on that historic field. The Commission for the Seventh Regiment was com- posed of Captains William A. Howe, Edward Hi. Bohm, and George A. McKay. On account of business affairs the latter-named Commissioner was the only one present at the dedication, leaving Cleveland, Ohio, at 11. 10 p. m., Septem- ber 12. On the evening of the 13th he arrived at Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania. Metaphorically speaking, he was "tenting to-night, tenting on the old camp-ground." On the 14th he stood on the ground where the immortal Presi- dent Lincoln in his address in the year 1863 had said, "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." The members of the Memorial Commission were as fol- lows : Gen. H. A. Axline, Adjutant-General; Gen. James S. Robinson, Secretary of State; Hon. Emif Kiesewetter, Auditor of State; Plon. Alfred E. Lee, Secretary of the Commission, all from Ohio. II FIRMIN— 7th Cnn. \\ II.SoN-jlh Ohio SEVRMM ri:c;imi:m moM'Mkm" On Ciilp's Ilill — BattlefieUI ot Ciettyslnir^'. Pa. MONUMENTS 491 ORDER OF THE DAY. National Salute. Dedication of the Ohio Memorials. Dedicatory Salute. Ohio Camp-fire. Regimental Reunions. ORDER OE EXERCISES AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ROSTRUM. Overture Niagara (Some Day), Band Fourteenth Regiment O. N. G. Prayer, Rev. Wm. E. Moore, D. D. Song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Miss Anne Marie De Beck. Address, "Ohio Troops in the Battle of Gettysburg," Gen. H. A. Axlinc. Music, "Soldier's Prayer," Band Fourteenth Regiment O. X. G. Address, "The Memorial Commission and its Work," Hon. Emil Kiesewetter. Music, Inflammatus from "Stabat Mater," Band Fourteenth Regiment O. N. G. Address, Presentation of the Ohio Memorials to the Gov- ernor of the State, Gen. James S. Robinson. Response, Presentation of the Memorials to the Battlefield Association, Hon. Joseph B. Forakcr, Governor of Ohio. Response, In Behalf of the Association, Hon. James A. Beaver, Governor of Pennsylvania. Music, "Infantry Signal Serenade," Band of Fourteenth Regiment O. X. G. Song, "Tenting on the Old Camp-Ground," Miss Anne Marie De Beck. Memorial Address, Gen. I. 11. Hurst. Song, "Star Spangled liaiincr," Miss Anne Marie De P.cck. Benediction. Rev. W'm. F. Moore. D. D. 492 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INEANTRY The following organizations from Ohio participated in the battle : Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Twenty- fifth, Twenty-ninth, Fifty-fifth, Sixty-first, Sixty-sixth, Sev- enty-third, Seventy-fifth, Eighty-second, and One Hundred and Seventh Regiments Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; Batteries H, I, K, and L, Volunteer Light Artillery ; First and Sixth Regiments Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The finest scholarly and military address at the dedica- tion was made by Hon. Joseph B. Foraker, Governor of the State of Ohio. While listening to it I could understand thoroughly the anthem of the "Star Spangled Banner," "Long may it wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave." I was invited to ride over the battlefield with the Gov- ernor and his staff, but declined, preferring to walk over it from right to left, so as actually to inspect the positions of the different organizations participating. I was so tired at the finish that my return was a ride. On Little Round Top the party I was with sang that good old Scotch song by Robert Burns : "Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind; Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And the days of Auld Lang Syne." I returned to Cleveland, Ohio, September i6, 1887, in a used-up condition, but thankful that I had been able to at- tend. I will conclude with the following excerpt : "Now the muffled drums are beating funeral marches to the grave." Soon, very soon, we will all be there. SEVENTH OHIO INEANTRY. "Monument located on Gulp's Hill, near the right of Greene's brigade. The position is commanding, and was a very important one during the battle of the morning of July 3. The Union works to tlie right of this point, after having i MONUMENTS 493 been vacated by the Twelfth Corps, were seized by John- son's Confederate Division durinj^: the evening; of July 2. During the morning of July 3 the Confederates were driven out of these works after seven hours of battle. The Sev- enth and Twenty-ninth Ohio Infantry, returning with the Twelfth Corps, assisted in holding this position against the assaults of the enemy." I CANDY'S BRIGADE MARKER. On the afternoon of July i, 1863, under orders from Gen- eral Hancock, the First and Third Brigades of Geary's divi- sion of the Twelfth Corps went into position to the right of and near Little Round Top, and that night the Fifth Ohio and One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry occupied Little Round Top and picketed to the left and front. In later years, while visiting the battlefield of Gettysburg, Lawrence Wilson, seeing markers in that section account- ing for these two regiments upon that very important occa- sion, became imbued with a desire that the other regiments of Candy's brigade should also haVe a distinguishing mark of some character indicating they were also then on that part of the field. With this end in view he issued a call for a meeting of the members of the old brigade, during the National Encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Cleveland on the 19th of September, 1901, for the purpose of considering this important matter, when a brigade organization was formed by the election of Judge John P. Murphy of the Fifth Ohio, residing in Cincinnati, as president, and W. P. Ouayle of the Sixty-sixth Ohio, residing at Rock Island, secretary. A resolution was then passed in favor of marking the position occupied by Candy's brigade on the night of July i, 1863, and providing for the appointment of a committee, consist- ing of one comrade from each of the six regiments in said brigade, to take charge of the project and push it to a suc- cessful termination. The president appointed the following committee: Maj. Krewson Yerkes, Fifth Ohio; Sergt. Lawrence Wilson, Seventh Ohio; Col. D. W. Thomas. Twenty-ninth Ohio; Maj. Thos. McConnell, Sixty-sixth Ohio; Capt. John O. Foering, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania, and Maj. J. A. Moore of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Pennsylva- FIRST. iB. COLONEL CHARLES CANDY COIlWfBlbiNft ^- " 20 DIVISION 12m CORPS , S-.CWO INFANTRY COL J. H PATRICK 7> 0(^10 INFANT-- f ' COL W R CRtldHTON ■ i9.0HIQlNrANTPy CAPt W F STEVENS ; CSPKCDWARD HAYES "-COLE, POWELL ■ JOHNfLYNM • :r..Tr UE'JT-COL A PAPr-: 3 P M TOOK POSITION Aii •,■- •"^--c.SREAROrTHIS.TABLETTHL 5«;;:-0y^C '.NO 147>, PfNNA OCCUPiri HRU^.AIM-: MAKKKK Little Round I'-.p Bat.lehekl of Cletty^hurj;. Pa. ©•■•v IK- '^Mi 9'^^ ^^^ll^^^ii -•^K'^ . '**"iii J^"' 6)> «« * * -.-art monume:nts 495 nia. with Lawrence Wilson as chairman. As Colonel Thomas neglected to serve and Major McConncll s(jon died very unexpectedly, Capt. Charles W. Kellog-g- of the Twen- ty-ninth and Col. Charles Candy of the Sixty-si. \th were appointed to act in their stead, and the committee thus kept intact. This committee visited the hattletield in October, 1 90 1, selected a site for a marker on Sedgwick avenue near Little Round Top, and adopted a design for the same, sucli as is shown in cut, consisting of a bronze tablet bearing an inscription and legend, sunk in the face of a granite die rest- ing upon a substantial granite base suitably marked as is herein plainly delineated. All arrangements having been successfully carried out and the marker being in position, this modest little tribute to the gallant officers whose names appear thereon and to the sol- diers true who followed them where they led was dedicated on Thursday, September 18, 1902, in the presence of the president. Judge ^lurphy, who came all the way from Cin- cinnati and made a brief address ; Col. John P. Nicholson and Major Robbins of the battlefield commission ; members of the brigade committee, comrades, ladies and gentlemen, when this token of love, pride, and patriotism was formally turned over to Colonel Nicholson for safe keeping. The dedicatory services consisted mainly of a statement by the chairman of the committee explaining how this marker came into existence ; a brief address by Judge Murphy as presid- ing officer; an invocation by Rev. Owen Hicks; the read- ing of the military records of all the officers named on the marker by Captains Howe and Foering and Sergeant Wil- son ; and addresses by Colonel Candy. Colonel Nicholson and Major Robbins — the latter of the C. S. A., who fought there under General Longstreet. A large photograph of marker and group was taken. HISTORY OF THE WHITE BANNER. Kindly Supplied by Capt. W. A. Howe. If there is any sentiment more active than all others in the breast of a soldier as he leaves everything dear to him and goes to the defense of what is more precious than life — ^his j country — it is the thought that grateful hearts will lament him, and vie with each other in doing him honor if he re- turns safely from the perils of war. This sentiment is above all characteristic of the American soldier, where hardships are endured to preserve a government of his own, instead of a monarch's, which is administered, as it were, by himself, and which he desires to hand down to posterity as strongly established as he received it from his ancestors. The Ohio ladies residing in New York, after a careful study of the records of the different regiments of our State, prompted by a noble impulse, have recently conferred a sig- nal mark of honor on the Seventh Regiment Volunteer In- fantry. The following correspondence on the subjeci will be read with interest by all who delight to see the brave honored for noble sacrifices in a glorious cause. CoL. Samuel McClelland and Soldiers oe the Seventh Regiment O. V. I. In performance of a pleasing duty confided to me by the Ohio Ladies' Society, permit me, gentlemen, to say it has been the custom in all ages to bestow some distinctive mark of approbation upon those who at their country's call im- periled their lives and fortunes in its defense. Prompted by this idea, the Ohio ladies resident in New York executed an elaborate and artistic banner for presentation to the Ohio regiment whose military exploits during the great rebellion should entitle it to the proud distinction of being called the Ohio Banner Regiment. The banner thus prepared has bQ^n THE WHITE BANNER e page 49< A HISTORY OP TiiK wiiitf; bannkr 497 Iicld subject to decision of the delicate question as to which I'f the Ohio regiments was entitled to receive it. A critical examination of the records of all the regiments that entered the service from the State of Ohio, and the cam- jiaigns through which they served, was undertaken. The civil and military authorities of both the National and State :;(->vernments were counseled with, but the question became still more grave and perplexing when it was understood how nobly the majority of the Ohio regiments had behaved n. time of battle and elsewhere during the war. But, gentle- men, without disparagement to the bravery or heroism of any other Ohio regiment, the ladies have decided that to you, officers and men of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, this beautiful banner rightfully belongs. Whether in camp, on the march or in battle, you never shrank from duty. Your drill and discipline were admirable, and positions that were both vital in importance and perilous in character were assigned to your regiment. Gentlemen, your military or- ganization belongs to the State of Ohio, but your military achievements belong to the common country. An official letter received by me from the secretary of the Ohio Ladies' Society more fully explains not only the grounds for their decision, but it also contains a brief and interesting history of their society, and reads as follows : "New York, Sept. 7, 1868. "George E. Hale, Esq. "Dear Sir: I send you by express to-day 'a flag' which you are respectfully requested to present to the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, in the name of the Ohio La- dies' Society, for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission. A brief history of the society and its objects will furnish the reason why the presentation has been delayed until this late day. At the great fair held in this city in the spring of 1864. in aid of the Sanitary Commission, a number of Ohio ladies who were born and raised in Ohio, but had become residents of New York, feeling an anxiety to do something in aid of 32 498 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY I the fair, formed a society for that purpose. Meetings were held once a week for three months before the exhibition, during which a large number and variety of articles were made, among them this flag, which it was understood should at the end of the war be given to the Ohio regiment which had most distinguished itself in the service. The committee of arrangements appropriated a large table in a conspicuous part of the fair for the use of the Ohio Ladies' Society. On this table the articles were displayed, surmounted by the flag, and attracted all Ohio visitors to the fair, especially the Ohio soldiers. On one occasion an Ohio officer, who refused to give his name, handed to one of the ladies in charge a fifty-dollar bill, and, when asked what he would have in ex- change, said : 'It is my contribution to your society.' Much curiosity was shown and many questions were asked as to whether the ladies had come all the way from Ohio to con- tribute to the fair. The table was very liberally patronized, and at times the crowd was so great that they could not all be waited upon. The result was that nearly three thousand dollars was realized and paid over to the treasurer of the fair. The war ended in the spring of 1865, and at once a correspondence was opened with Governor Tod, asking him to name the regiment that was best entitled to the flag. The reply was characteristic of the man : 'Every one is entitled to it.' Other distinguished persons have from time to time been consulted, including Governor Brough, Governor Hayes, the Hon. Martin Welker, and other members of Congress, but all seemed unwilling to say that any one regi- ment had more distinguished itself than another, and we have therefore been unable to carry out the object of the society until the present time. Finally, through your exer- tions, the opinions of Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania; General Slocum, of New York, and Gen. E. B. Tyler, of Baltimore, were obtained, and they all declared in favor of the Seventh Ohio. We desire you, in presenting this flag, to assure the shattered remnant of the regiment that we en- tertain for each and every one of them sentiments of grati- tude and esteem it is not in our power to express. We are HISTORY 01- TllK WlllTK HANNlCR ^(y) proud of our native Slate; proud of her record duriiij; the war; proud of lier generals, and especially proud of her soldiers, who have made that record i:;-lorious. Very re- spectfully, "Mrs. Ai.BivRT W. Grkkn. Secretary. "Committee: Mrs. S. Ransom, Mrs. J. R. Cecil. Mrs. S. Hauk, Mrs. T. R. Reed, Mrs. J. G. Plympton, Mrs. T. R. Benter. Thus, gentlemen, you ha\e from the Ohio Ladies' Society the origin and history of this artistic and beautiful banner, which, agreeable to the wish of the society, I now formally present to your regiment. Yours truly. George E. Hall. "Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 3. 1870. "George E. Hall, Esq. "Dear Sir: After a lengthened delay, resulting from circumstances without our control, the undersigned execu- tive committee of the Seventh Regiment Association have the honor to acknowledge, in behalf of the association, the reception and acceptance of the banner presented through you by the Ohio Ladies' Society, for the benefit of the Sani- tary commission, to the Seventh Regiment Oliio Volunteer Infantry. The distinguished honor thus conferred u\Min the regiment, while it fills every heart of the few remaining members of the organization wnih the most profound grati- tude toward the noble ladies, most noble daughters of our gallant State who conceived it, as well as to the brilliant sol- diers who paid their tribute to our claim, and begets a feel- ing of the deepest pride and gratification which we would not conceal. We are yet compelled to feel that rather our good fortune than our merit as a regiment has favored us ui being selected as the object of this magnificent and priceless recognition. As soldiers, as citizens, as freemen, we arc conscious of having done only our duty manfully, faithfully, zealously, and it is the proud honor and eternal glory of our 500 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY State that of all the heroic and patriotic thousands of her sons who went forth to the battlefield, not a regiment failed to respond to the call of duty, or by any single act cast the least stain upon her fair escutcheon. We cannot forget or overlook in our own good fortune the lofty patriotism, the glorious deeds, and the terrible sacrifices of our fellow-sol- diers, entitling them to the everlasting love and honor of their countrymen. Side by side we fought with them on many a hotly-contested and sanguinary field in the gloomiest hours of the strife, when hope had almost withered from the hearts of men, and in their valor and support found inspira- tion and courage to meet the great duties we had to do. How often in the storm of battle, with the dead and dying blocking our path, the contest hanging on a thread, we have looked with eager and anxious eyes toward the standard of our Ohio brothers in arms for encouragement and been made strong by their example. We may not say — but deeply do we feel conscious of the support they gave us. The dust of hundreds of our comrades mingled with theirs in everlasting repose on historic fields of Virginia, of Mary- land, of Pennsylvania and of Georgia equals in valor, in patriotism and sacrifice. To the soldier who has faithfully discharged his trust no higher or more cherished reward can crown his efforts than the approval of his countrymen, and such a recognition and endearment as is conveyed in the splendid banner we have been honored with sinks deeply into our hearts, strengthening our love of country, brightening our estimate of mankind, and making us feel how false is that maxim v/hich says "Republics are ungrateful." In the present case the impression is stronger in that the honor comes from women. What love, what honor, what respect does not every soldier owe her? Only the pen that is di- rected by inspiration shall ever tell in all its fullness the story of her devotion and her work for the soldier. In conclusion, let me ask you, sir, to accept the profound thanks of our association for your part in the matter, and the assurance that the kindly interest you have manifested and the gener- ous sentiment you have expressed toward us are garnered HISTORY 01^ TITK WTTITK BANNKR SOT in our memories to live while we shall live, ^'ou will con- vey to the ladies whom you represent the expression of our deepest gratitude, and say to them their names are graven indelibly on our hearts. The splendid work of their hands we consecrate to the memory of our dead comrades, and shall cherish it through life as a possession made sacred by every recollection of the vicissitudes, the hardships and tlic dangers of our soldier life. With the highest respect, your obedient servant, "J- B. MoivYNEAUX. Chairman. "F. R0CKEFELI.ER, Secretary. "Coiiiiiiittcc: W. A. Howe, Wm. South wele, Chaki.ks Cowan, J. G. Ceafein, T. T. Sweeney." "Seventh Regiment, O. V. I. Association, "CeEveeand, Ohio, June, 1904. "Dear Comrade: "The history of our White Banner, which was presented to us by the Ohio Ladies, resident in New York in 1864. at the time of the great Sanitary P\air, is well known to every comrade of our regiment. "The executive committee have felt for some time that we should deposit this precious relic in some place for preserva- tion, where it might be kept for all time, and where our children and the jniblic would be able to see it. "The Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland has kindly offered to accept and take care of it and give it a prominent place in its beautiful and firc-proof building, which offer we have accepted. "Through the kindness and generosity of our esteemetl friend, Mr. N. P. Bowler, we have been enabled to place the banner in a beautiful case that will properly preserve it. "On Saturday, June i8th, 1904, at 2 o'clock v. m.. it is desired that the comrades of the Seventh Regiment. O. V. I. Association, meet at the Historical Society's Building, corner of Euclid Avenue and Kairmtcrcd out at Gauley Bridge. Va.. Oct. 12. "61. Phinney. George W. : musician: E. S. May 25, 61, 3 mos.: mus- tered out at Gauley Bridge. Va., Oct. 12. '61. Perry. Oliver H. ; musician; E. S. May 25. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out at Gauley Bridge, Va.. Oct. 12. '61. Smith, Edward F. ; musician; E. S. May 25, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out at Gauley Bridge, Va.. Oct. 12. *6i. In addition to their duties as regimental band. Leader Henry H. Loc frequently used his band in the care of the sick, helped the wounded 526 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY from the battlefield, buried the dead, and many similar duties, and its muster-out was greatly regretted by the entire regiment. ROSTER OF COMPANY A, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Creighton, Wiluam R. ; captain; E. S. April 19, '6r, 3 mos., June 19) '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to lieut.-col. May 7. '61. See Field and Staff. Cr.\nE, Orrin J.; captain; E. S. April 19, '61, 3 mos., June 18, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to major May 25, '62. See Field and Staff. MoLYNEAux, Joseph B. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 18, '61, 3 yrs. ; for record see Field and Staff. Howe, William A.; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal April 29, '61 ; appointed sergeant June 19, '61; promoted to ist sergt. November 20, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. April_ 13, '62; promoted to ist lieut. November 12, '62; promoted to captain June i, '63; participated in every battle in which the regiment was engaged except Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Ring- gold ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Burgess, Albert C. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 29, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to captain of Co. F Nov. 25, '61. See Co. F. LoCKWooD, Ralph; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist lieut. Co. E April 25, '61 ; mustered out June 17, '61, to accept appointment as 2d heut. Co. E 7th O. V. I.; promoted to 1st lieut. Co. A Nov. 25, '61 ; honorably discharged by order War Department Nov. 10, '62. McKay, George A.; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 29, '61; promoted to ist sergt. May 14, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. Nov. 7, '62; promoted to ist lieut. January i, '63; detached as assistant inspector general ist Brigade, 2d Division, 12th Army Corps, September 18. '63 ; McKay was wounded in the following battles, Cross Lanes, W. Va., Aug. 26, '61, Winchester, Va., March 23, '62, Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62, Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, _ '62, Antietam. Md., Sept. 17, '62, and Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63, in the latter named battle being totally disabled by being shot through both legs; mustered out with the company July 6, '64; he was promoted to captain while lying wounded at Chattanooga, Tenn., but was unable to get mustered (on account of being absent from his command) for several years afterward, when he was mustered to take effect March 19, '64, and honorably discharged as captain of Co. F to date July 6, '64, by order of the commander-in-chief and adjutant gen- eral of the anny, as well as by authority of the Secretary of War; he participated in every battle the regiment was engaged in until totally disabled. Kimball, Dudley A.; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. April 29, '61; promoted to 2d heut. May 14, 186 1 ; resigned April i, '62; reentered service as ist lieut. Co. A, 103d O. V. I., July I, '62; discharged Nov. 24, '62; died Brown, Dwight H. ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, 61, 3 yrs. ; see Field and Staff. Claflin, Jere G. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '63, 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant June 19, '61 ; promoted to ist sergt. Nov. 7, '62; wounded severely in right leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. A 527 '62; wounded in the neck at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July i, '6r mustered out with company July 6, '64; rcenlistcd Sept. 'i.^ '64. Vn Co! B, 177th O. V. I.; appointed sergeant; promoted to sergt.-maj. ; pro- moted to 2d heut. Co. B, January 24, '65 ; mustered out with company June 24, 65. Lynch, Frank ; sergt.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; appointed ser- geant April 29, 61 ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reentered the service as capt. Co. G. 27th O. V. I.; promoted to lieut.-col. March t, '64- severely wounded at battle of Atlanta, Ga., July 22, '64; mustered out May 29, '65; died . Davis, Zebulon P., sergeant; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, 61, 3 yrs. ; apponitcd corporal ; promoted to sergeant Nov. 20, 1861 ; wounded in face at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Mallory, John H.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, 61, 3 yrs.; promoted to corporal Nov. 20, '61; promoted to sergeant May 14, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died May 23 1906. Williams, Francis; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, "61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled and exchanged Nov. 11, '62; reported to regiment for duty March 29, '63; appointed corporal; promoted to sergeant Sept. i, '63; mustered out with company July 6, 64; died . Galvin, John H. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Sept. i, '62; promoted to sergeant Jan 16, "64; w^oundcd in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '62; wounded at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. lioLLY, Morris J.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. "61. 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned to duty ; appointed to corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant ^Liy 14, '62; taken prisoner at Snicker's Gap, Va.. July 22, '63; mus- tered out December 17, '64, expiration term of service. Lkco.mpt, Theodore; sergeant; E S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, "61, 3 yrs.; died at Sutton, Va., July 28, '61. Davis, Llewellyn R. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos., June 19, '61. 3 yrs.; for record sec Co. C. Smith, Carlos A.; sergeant; E. S. April 22. *6i, 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant Aug. 3, '61; discharged Dec. 21, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Sadler, William; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. "61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62: promoted to sergeant May 14, '62; detailed on recruiting service July, '62; transferred to Invalid Corps January 15, '64; died . Morgan. William J.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; ap- pointed corporal April 29, '6r ; mustered out Aug. 22. '61 ; reentered service as ist lieut. Co. E. 41st O. V. L. .\ug. 27. '61; promoted to captain Co. H, Jan. 9, '62; resigned ^L^rch 24. "63; died Sept. 12. '04. Ewart, Alexander; corporal; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos.; ap- pointed corporal April 29, '61 ; mustered out Aug. 22, "61. Warren, Hir.^m V.; corporal; E. S. May 24. '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal May 24, '62; special duty with Pioneer Corps; dc- 528 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY tached to Commissary Department; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died April 7, '05. GiLLETT, Townley; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; killed at battle of Port Republic June 9, '62. Austin, Alfred; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out 3 mos. term Aug. 22, '61 ; appointed corporal June 27. '62; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May i, '63; returned to dutv ; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63. Craig, John D. ; corporal; E. S. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Sept. I, "62; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, '62,, while carrying the colors. CoLLETT, John C. ; corporal; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal July, '62,; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, %2>; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Brown, Henry J.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; detached on recruiting ser- vice; returned to regiment May 11, '62; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62, and died in hospital at Alexandna, Va., Aug. 26, '62 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. Kelley, Edward F. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 10, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; died in hospital at Winchester, Va., April 2, '62. Werz, Francis I.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 4, '62; wounded in thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62, and died in hospital at Alexan- dria, Va., Jan. 5, '63. Button, Frank; corporal; E. S- April 22, '61. 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged Oct. 4, '62. on account of disability ; reen- tered service as ist lieut. Co. H, 150th O. V. I., May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; died . Holmes, Milton D. ; corporal; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged June 16, '6^, by order of War Department. LovETT, Aaron C. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June lo. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 12, '62; severely wounded in thigh at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62, while carrying the regi- mental colors; discharged Sept. 14, '62, by reason of disability; re- enlisted Oct. 10, '62, in Co. I, loth Ohio Cavalry; promoted to 2d sergt. March i, '63; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. E, July 25, '64; re- signed April 3, '65. Sweet, Samuel; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos._, June 10. '61. 3 vrs. ; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; wounded in right breast at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23, '62; discharged Oct. 20, '62, by order of War Department. SmallEy, Herbert L. ; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Sept. i, '62; wounded in left arm at battle of Chan- cellorsville, Va., May 3, '62,; discharged Feb. 22, '64, by order of Gen. Slocum ; died . FoRBEY, William E. ; corporal; E. S. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Juljs '63; transferred per Special Field Order No. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. A 529 156, Hd. Qrs. Dept. of Cumberland June 8, '64; discharged at expira- tion of term of service. Wood, Charles A.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out 3 months' service Aug. 22, '61; appointed corporal Nov. 7, '63 ; wounded in neck at battle of Chancellorsvillc, Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to detachment of recruits and assigned to 5th Regt. O. V. I. ; mustered out at expiration of term of service. IMcClain, Joseph; bugler; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed bugler July 22, '62 ; detached as bugler at Division headquarters ; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Brockway, Marcus; drummer; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Regimental Band and mustered out at Washington, D. C, July 5. '62; reenlistcd May 2, '64, as musician in Co. C, 150th O. V. I.; mustered out with company Aug. 2, '64; see Co. H. Mullen, Edward; drummer; E. S. Oct. 12, '61, 3 yrs.; dis- charged on surgeon's certificate of disability April 14, '62. French, Lafayette; musician; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Austin. Lewis; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs ; discharged Feb. 16, '63, order of War Department. AvERiLL, Stephen; private; E. S. Aug. 5, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, June 8, '64; appointed corporal; mustered out at McDougal Hospital May 29, '65. Bishop, Albert; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Blaiklock, Henry A.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Aquia Creek Landing, Va. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Brightmore, Joseph T. ; private ; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered on Invalid Roll ; returned to regiment for duty ; mustered out with company July 6, '64; one of the best soldiers in the regiment. Brand, Frederick W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in bowels at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; sick at Harper's Ferry, Va., Dec. 10, '62 ; returned to regiment for duty March 10, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Burroughs, Carlos A.; private; E. S. May 24. '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged Nov. II, '62; returned to regiment for duty ]\Iarch 29. '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; reentered U. S. service as wagonmast'^r. Blackwell. Joseph; private; E. S. Sept. 20, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62, and died Aug. 10, '62. Baudel, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at the battle of Cross Lanes, Va., .Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged Nov. 11, '62; returned to regiment for duty March 29, '63 ; killed at battle of Chancellorsvillc, Va., May 3, '63. Bradley, Chester W.; private; E. S. Aug. 8. '62. 3 yrs.; detailed as acting hos. stwd. ; taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; exchanged; mustered out May 10, '65, by order War Depart- ment. Bennett, Perry; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Dec. 24, '61 at Romney, Va., on surgeon's certificate of disability. 34 530 se;ve:nth regime;nt ohio volunteer infantry Ballow, Charles; private; E; S. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Mav 10, '62, at New Market, Va., on surgeon's certificate of disability. Burton, John H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; severely wounded in jaw, neck and shoulder at battle of Port RepubHc, Va., June 9, (i2\ discharged on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability July 25, '62; reenhsted May 4, '64, in Co. G, isoth O. V. I.; appointed sergeant; promoted to sergt.-maj. May 6, '64; mustered out with regiment Aug. 2},, '64. Buchanan, Samuel E. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; severely wounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; ball entered mouth and came out at throat; discharged Aug. 13, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died . Burt, Theodore; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged; discharged by order of War Department July 30, '62 ; reenlisted in the 103d O. V. I ; died . Burns, John G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, April 25, '63. Barber, Richard L. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 7, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, June 8, '64; mustered out at Cleveland, O., May 30, '65. Baker, Charles; private; E. S. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, June 8, '64; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, '64; reported on cemetery records as buried in National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Bower, John H. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner May 27, '62; paroled and exchanged; transferred to Invahd Corps Sept. i, '63, by order War Department. Bruik, Edward; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Brizley, Orlando J.; private; April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died . Burrows, Thomas; private; April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Cronan, John; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, 1864. Crippen, Andrew J.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Cheney, Charles H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Aug. i, '62, 3 yrs. ; mustered out of 3 months' service Aug. 23, '61 ; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May i, '62,- CannEll, Morrison J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. II, '61, 3 yrs; mustered out of 3 months' service Aug. 22, '61; died of disease at Newburgh, Ohio, Nov. 18, '61. Chelsey, Simon J.; private; E. S. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs.; detailed as provost guard; wounded in left arm at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. Clancey, Daniel W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged July 19, '62, by order of War Department. CrEquE, Ferdinand; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded KKGIMKNTAL ROSTKR, CO. A 53 1 in foot at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '62; discharged Nov. 13, '62, on surgeon's certificate of di.sability. 'Cami'bivi.Iv, Leander H.; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 19, "61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va.. March 21, '62; de- tached as clerk for Brig.-Gcn. Geary; discharged Nov. 21, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. CuNTON. Alexander M.; private; E. S. Sept 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62; dis- charged Nov. 2T, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability ; rcenlisted in Battery G, Ohio Light Artillery Dec. 28, '63; appointed corporal; wounded at battle of Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 30, '64; mustered out at Cleveland. Ohio, June 8, '65, by order of War Department; died . Clark, William S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Dowse, Thomas; private; E. S. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in left ankle at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; died Dec. 19, '63 EcKERT, Henry C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; sick in hospital at Washington, D. C. ; returned to duty ; mus- tered out with company July 6, 1864; died . Evans, Evan; private; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; pa- roled and exchanged Nov. 11, '62; no further record found; died . Evans, George W. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged June 20, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. ErcHER, John; private; E. S. Aug. 3, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. R, 5th Regiment O. V. L, June 8, '64; mustered out at Columbus, O., July 5, '65, by order of War Department. Elwell, Oscar J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Fresher, Thomas; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged May 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Farranu, Frederick P.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 20. '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out of 3 months' service Aug. 22, '61; de- tailed as hos. nurse at Winchester, Va., March 24. '62; discharged No- vember 4, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; reenlisted in Co. F, 150th O. V. L, May 2, '64; appointed ist sergt. ; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; died . FoRBEV, Albert A.; private; E. S. Aug. 5. '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regiment O. V. L, June 8. '64; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain. Ga., June 27, '64; mustered out at McDougal General Hos- pital, New York Harbor, Mav 30. "65- Fakrar, Clement H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out Aug. 22. '61. GiNTER. Abraham; private; E. S. May 24, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862; died Sept. .3, '62. Gardner, Hampton F. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 2},. '62; discharged June 15. '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability; died one year and a day after discharge from the effects of the wound. GiLSON, William F. ; private; E. S. Sept. 11, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '(i2\ discharged at Wash- 532 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY ington, D. C, Jan. 23, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Gazeley, Jabez C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; detailed as hos. nurse March 23, '62 ; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged April 8, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disability ; reenlisted in Co. E, 150th O. V. I., May 2, '64; appointed sergeant; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; died . Gear, John ; private ; E. S. Sept. 2, '62, 3 yrs. ; detached with am- bulance corps ; returned to duty ; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Gazely, James; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Gable, Jacob H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. HouCK, Jacob F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; died . Hatfield, Benjamin; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; returned to regiment for duty ; wounded in hand at Gettysburg, July 3, '63 ; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Humes, Hiram W. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; no record found. Hubbell, William N. ; private ; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs. ; dis- charged Dec. 24, '61, at Romney, Va., on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability. Hoeeman, Fred W. ; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged Oct. 29, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability ; reenlisted in Co. B, 177th O. V. I., Sept. 13, '64; appointed sergeant; promoted to ist sergt. Jan. 8, 1865; mustered out with company June 24, '65. Hart, Edward ; private ; E. S. Aug. 18, '62 ; transferred per Spe- cial Field Order No. 156 Headquarters Department of Cumberland, June 8, '64; discharged at expiration of term of service; died . Horn, William; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order War Department ; died . Hammond, Theodore F. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in bowels at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps July i, '63, by order of War Department. Heege, Jacob; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; detached with artillery; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Sept. i, '63, by order of War Department. Harrington, John W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Hayward, William H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Henry, Roswell C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died Holly, Henry H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. B, 84th O. V. I., May 26, '62 ; mus- tered out with company Sept. 20, '62. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. A 533 Johnston, Robert B. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in right arm. near Dalton, Ga., May 26, '64; mustered out with com- pany July 6. '64. Jones, Jeremiah C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; dicu at Bridgeport, Ala., Feb. 22, '64; body removed to Na- tional Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tcnn. Jackman, Orvis F. ; private; E. S. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; right arm amputated ; discharged Nov. 20, '63, by order War Department. Johnson, William H.; private; E. S. Oct. 12, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as pioneer; returned to duty; transferred per special Field Order 156 to Headquarters Department of Cumberland, June 8, '64; discharged at expiration of term of service. Kehl, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; missing at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; supposed to have been killed ; no further record found. Kellev, Philip; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., April i, '62, 3 yrs. ; mustered out 3 months' service Aug. 22, '61 ; wounded in thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged Nov. 28, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Keller, Charles A. ; private ; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded above ankle at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged at Davids Island, June 5, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Keller, Frederick; private; E. S. Oct. 12, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in arm at battle of Port Republic, June 9, '62; discharged Jan. 5, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Knoble, Leonard ; private ; E. S. Aug. 7, '62, 3 yrs. ; detached as provost guard ; returned to duty ; wounded in left arm at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, '63 ; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regiment O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of the War Department. Kreitz, Albert P.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. LooMis, Luther W. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as teamster in division train ; returned to duty ; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Lant, John W. ; private; E. S. May 24. '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Cumber- land, Md., and detailed as nurse. No further record found. Lawrence, David B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detached to artillery Oct. 20, '61 ; discharged July 20, "62 by order War Department ; died Aug. 26, '90. Lappin, Arthur; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; wounded in hand and arm at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Dec. 24, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability ; recnlisted in artillery ; died Lloyd, James J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; sick at West Philadelphia, Pa. ; discharged Jan. 2, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disability. Lucas William; private; E. S. Sept. 8, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 5, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Lincoln, Rufus W. ; private; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. McCain, Willis F. ; private; F. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; accident- 534 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY ally shot and died at Gauley Bridge, Va., Sept. 27, '61 ; body moved to National Cemetery at Grafton, Va. McCanna, Michael ; private ; E. S. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; accidentally shot at Cotton Hill, Va., and died at Charleston, Va., Nov. 18, '61, body taken to Cleveland, Ohio, and buried there. McDowell, Fred G.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; sick ni hospital at Gauley Bridge and Charleston, Va., also at Cincinnati, Ohio ; discharged at Camp Kelley, Va., Feb. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disabihty. Morgan, Alonzo J.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Washington, D. C, and detailed as ward master; returned to duty May 8, '62; mustered out with the company July 6, '64. Miller, Joseph; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged July 16, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Maxfield, Isaac; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in shin at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; detailed as cook in hospital at Alexandria, Va. ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Jan. 16, '63. Mills, Stephen; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 9, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. McKay, Frederick A.; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61; reenlisted in Co. E, 41st O. V. I.; appointed sergeant; promoted to 2d lieut. Nov. 24, '62; promoted to ist lieut. ; was severely wounded at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, '63, losing part of his right hand ; from the effects of this wound he died later ; resigned Nov. 20, '64. Martin, Thomas H. B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died Meacham, Almon ; private ; E. S. April 22, '6x, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Neville, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenhsted in Co. E, 41st O. V. I. Ott, Jacob; private; E. S, Aug. 19, '62, 3 yrs.; detailed as provost guard ; returned to duty ; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department; died Dec. — 1904. Preble, Charles E. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in hip at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reenlisted in Co. I, 13th Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, '65 ; discharged Nov. 15, '65. Powell, Charles W.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.j detached with ambulance corps ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Pratt, Henry A.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Wash- ington, D. C, and St. Joseph Hospital, New York; returned to duty; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. PrEstage, John H.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Romne.v, Va., Dec. 23, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Parsons, John G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; severely wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Jan. 8, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability; reentered service as ist lieut. in Co. E, 150th O. V. I., May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; died RI;GIME;nTAL ROSTr,R, CO. A 535 Paine, Geo. S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22. '61; recnlistcd in Co. A, 150th O. V. I., May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 25, '64. Ranney, Charles H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 vrs. ; discharged at Gauley Bridge, Va., Oct. 0, 'Oi, on surgeon's certificate of disability; reenlistcd in Co. F, 124th O. V. 1., July 25, '62; discharged Oct. 10, "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability; reenlisted in Co. F, 177th O. V. I., Sept. 21, '64; mustered out with company June 24, '65. RiCHELL. Thomas; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 nios., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; sick at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md. ; discharged Sept. 20, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ryan, Thomas; private; E. S. July 29, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I.; appointed corporal Maich i, '65; mustered out June 5, '65, by order War Department. Rockefeller, Frank; private; E. S. Sept. 20, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Davids Island. New York; returned to duty; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., in the head May 3, '63 ; transferred to the 5th O. V. 1. per special Field Order No. 156, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland, June 8, '64; discharged at expiration of term of service. Randall, Frank; private; E. S. Oct. 8, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder and taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; trans- ferred to Co. B. 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out July 25, '65, by order War Department. Randall, Adolphus M.; private; E. S. Oct. 9, '62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out at Colum- bus, Ohio, July 26, '65, by order War Department. Rhodes, Frederick; private; E. S. Aug. 8, '62. 3 yrs.; in hospital at Washington, D. C. ; transferred to invalid corps January 15, '64; mus- tered out at Evansville, Ind., June 30, '65, by order of War Department Richmond, Edmond; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died Rock, William F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Ross, Charles E.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Sherwood, Thomas C. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in bowels at battle of Cedar Mountani. Va.. Aug. 9, '62; returned to duty and mustered out with company July 6, 64. Smith, Alered W.; private; E. S. .Vpril 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 19. 61, 3 yrs.; detached with ammunition train as teamster; returned to duty and mustered out with company July 6. '64; died July 24, '05. Swayne, Edward A.; private; E. S. May 24. '61, 3 .vs.; sick at Aquia Creek, Va. ; returned to duty and mustered out with company Ymith,"*'Charles W.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va.. May 3. 03; returned to duty and mustered out with company July 6, '64. Stearns, Charles H.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March J3. '62. Snider. Adoli-h ; private; E. S. April 22. "61. 3 mos.. June 19. t>i. 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Port Republic. \'a.. June 9. (^2. 536 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY Shepley, Thomas; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died at Carnifax Ferry, Va., Sept. 2, '61. Shroeder, Louis; private; E. S. May 24, '6r, 3 yrs.; drowned in Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Va., May 24, '62. Spencer, George E. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left leg, amputated, at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63, and died from effects of wounds Dec. 21, '63; body removed to National Ceme- tery at Chattanooga, Tenn. ScoviLEE, Andrew J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at the battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged ; reenlisted in Co. C, 103d Regt. O. V L, Aug. 6, '62, under the name of John Scoville ; mustered out with com- pany June 18, '65. St. Lawrence, Edward; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, "61, 3 yrs.; severely wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62, was left in hospital at Culpeper, Va., and taken prisoner; sent to Fortress Monroe, Va., and discharged Jan. 21, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Scoville, Thomas J. ; private ; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged July 8, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability; reenlisted in Co. C, 103d O. V L, Aug. 6, '62; appointed sergeant Jan. 13, '63; promoted to ist sergeant March i, '64; mustered out with company June 12, '65. Simons, George W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at New York, June 17, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Stein, David G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '6r, 3 yrs. ; accidentally wounded with bayonet at Alexandria, Va. ; dis- charged April 25, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Seufert, William; private; E. S. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Wash- ington, D. C, May 25, '62 ; returned to duty ; wounded in left leg at the battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; transferred per special Field Or- der No. 156, Headquarters Army of the Cumberland, June 8, '64, to the Sth O. V. L ; discharged at expiration of term of service. Sperry, Edward A. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63, and missing; returned to duty; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. L, June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of the War Department. Sherwood, James; private; E. S. Aug. 6, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. L, June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, on order of War Department. Sadler, Samuel; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs.; sick at Aquia Creek, Va. ; returned to duty ; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order War Department; died May i, '05. Southwell, Wiluam ; private ; E. S. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs. ; detached on duty at Aquia Creek Landing; returned to company for duty; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. L, June 8, '64; appointed sergeant Nov. 22, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department; died Stratton, Isaac ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. A 537 yrs. ; transferred to Co. F, 7th O. V. I., June 20, '6r, by order Col. Tyler. See Co. F for record. Sholtz. Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Simons, Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Smith, Charles H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out June 19, "61 ; reenlisted in Co. G, 27th O. V. I., July 21, '61 ; ap- pointed to sergeant; promoted to ist sergt. ; promoted to 2d licut. Nov. 2, '62, and assigned to Co. B; promoted to ist lieut. May 7, '63, and assigned to Co. A. ; promoted to captain Nov. 3, '64, and assigned to Co. K; promoted to major May i, '65; mustered out with regiment July II, '65. Stafford. Albf.rt J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out August 22, '61. Stevenson, Thomas; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. h, 124th O. V. I., Aug. 12, '62; mus- tered out with company June 9, '65 ; died Sumner, Chari.es; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died Thurston, William H.; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; mus- tered out with the company July 6, '64. TowxE, Ephr.'Mm M. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; sick at Fort McHenry, Baltimore ; returned to duty ; wounded in hand at battle cf Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; killed at the battle of Chan- cellorsville. Va., May 3, '63. Thompson, William N.; private; E. S. May 24, '61. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., during raid of Jack.son ; ex- changed and returned to duty; discharged March 31, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died July 21, '05. Taylor. William H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Tyson, Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Vaughn, George E. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as teamster; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Van Valkenburg, James S. ; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered* out Aug. 22. '61. Virgil, Henry J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Whyte, James; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; sick in hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio, and detailed as steward wliile there; mustered out July 6, '64, by Circular No. 36, War Department, May 2, '64. WiLSDEN, Richard L. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged Nov. II, '63, and returned to company for duty; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Wacker. Leonard; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 19, *6i, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., .\ug. q. '62, and left on field, supposed to have been taken prisoner or died on the field. 538 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY Webb, Franklin G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. No record found. White, Ford W. ; private; E. S. May 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 6, "61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Watkins, Lewis J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out Aug. 22, ui ; reenlisted Sept. 11, '61 ; detailed with division provost guard; transferred per special Field Order No. 156, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland, June 8, '64; dis- charged at expiration of term of service. Wright, Edwin L. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B, 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; wounded at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, '64; appointed corporal Nov. i, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Williams, William H. B. ; private; E. S. Oct. 20, '61, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred per Special Field Order No. 156, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland, June 8, "64; discharged at expiration of term of service; died WhalEy, Myron H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled and exchanged ; transferred to 2d Regt. Ohio Cavalry, Jan. 23, '63, by order of War Department. Webb, Edward A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. G, 27th O. V. L ; appointed ser- geant; promoted to 2nd lieut. Co. E, June 27, '64; promoted to ist lieut. Sept. 26, '64; promoted to captain Co. B, Jan. 28, '65; mustered out with company July 11, '65. Wilder, Dewilton J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out August 22, '61. ROSTER OF COMPANY B, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. L De VilliErs, Charles A.; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; re- signed May IS, '61, to accept appointment as colonel of the nth Regt. O. V. I ; died . Sterling, James T. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 18, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed ist lieut. April 23, '61 ; promoted to captain May 15, '61 ; mustered out June 13, '61, to accept appointment as cap- tain Co. B, 3 years' service; mustered out Sept. i, '62, to accept pro- motion to lieut.-col. 103d Regt. O. V. L ; died . Reed, Seymour S. ; captain; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. Co. G; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. G, Dec. 12, '61; promoted to ist lieut. Co. I, May 20, '62; promoted to captain Co. B, Nov. 2, '62; wounded in side and leg at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Aug. 9, '62; resigned Jan. 26, '63, by reason of disability; died Clark, Mervin; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 22, '61; appointed ist sergt. June 20, '61; promoted to' 2d lieut. Feb. 20, '62; promoted to ist lieut. July 23, '62; promoted to captain Sept. i, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reentered service Nov. 12, '64, as lieut.-col. of 183d Regt. O. V. L, and killed at battle of Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, '64. Sweeney, Thomas T. ; ist Heut. ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; ap- REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. B 539 pointed 2d lieut. April 22, '61; promoted to ist licut. May 15, '61; mustered out Aug. 22. '61 ; died . Moi.YNKAiTx, JosKiMi B. ; 1st licut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 18, "61. 3 yrs. ; see Field and Staff. Eaton. Henry Z. ; ist licut.; E. S. April 22, '6r, 3 mos., June iS, '61, 3 yrs. ; sec Co. H. BoHM, Edward H.; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; for record see Co. K. Crynne, Joseph; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; for record see Co. I. De Forest, Louis G. ; ist sergt. ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to ist lieut. and adjt. ; see Field and Staff. Bal'der, Levi F. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June. 14, '61 ; promoted to sergeant June 20, '61; promoted to ist sergt. Sept. 30, "63; detailed as regt. ord. sergt. Aug. 5, '62; brig. ord. sergt. Aug. 12, '62; div. ord. sergt. Oct. 15, '62; rescued flag of 5th Conn, at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug 9, '62, and turned it over to Gen. Crawford ; took ammunition train through Longstreet's Corps in broad daylight after second Manassas battle ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Schmidt, Gustav; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '63; mustered out with com- pany July 6. '64; died Jan. 22, '03. Cutler, Marcus M. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61; promoted to sergeant Sept. I, '62; wounded in leg at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 2"], '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Trotier, Joseph; sergeant; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 10, '62; promoted to sergeant Nov. i, '62; wouniled at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Walker. Marshall; sergeant; E. S. June 13, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Sept. i, '62; promoted to sergeant June i, '(ii; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Gaskill, Franklin R. ; sergeant; E. S. June i, '61; appointed cor- poral Sept. I, 62; promoted to sergeant Jan. i. '64; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62; wounded in hand at Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Ba.xter, Morris; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; see Field and Staff. Fitch, Asa H.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, T>i, 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, "62; discharged Dec. 19, "62. on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability ; died . Whitehead, Georoe W. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reentered service as 2d lieut. Co. D. 150th O. V. L, May 2, '64 ; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64 ; died . Thomas. Frank M.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.: nnis- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Hardestv, Jesse; corporal; E. S. June 4, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Sept. i, '62; taken prisoner at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; exchanged and returned to company ; wounded at 540 skve;nth rkgimdnt ohio voi.unte;e;r infantry battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Lamphear, Saurin K. ; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; ap- pointed corporal Jan. i, '64; wounded in side at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Marks, Jacob; corporal; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Sept. I, '62; wounded in right arm at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in left ankle at Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out at Columbus, O., Jan. 23, '65. Gordon, Samuel E. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed as corporal Jan. i, '64; wounded in right lung at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64; reenlisted Aug. 19, '64 as corporal Co. A, 177th O. V. I.; mustered out with company June 24, '65; died July 11, '06. Brown, Thomas C. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal May 10, '62 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Wilson, Clark L. ; corporal ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Culpeper, Va. Eddy, Nehemiah G. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; discharged at Columbus, O., July 11, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. EzEKiEL, David I.; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; discharged to accept promotion April 18, '62, by order of Gen. Banks. Smith, William E. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; wounded at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Dec. 9, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Halliday, Frank H.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61; transferred to Co. A, 6th Regt. O. V. I. ; died from wounds received at battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, '63. FooTE, Louis A.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; transferred to Co. A, 6th Regt. O. V. I. ; discharged June 13, '63, on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability. Thomas, Ebenezer B. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reentered the service as ist lieut. Co. C, isoth Regt. O. V. I., May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64. McChesney, Wm. R. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out May i, '61, to accept promotion as 2d lieut. in Co. H, 2d Ky. In- fantry. Gibson, Edward; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reentered service as 2d lieut. Co. G, 27th O. V. I. ; promoted to ist lieut. Co. D, March 31, '62; resigned March 14, '64. Walworth, William ; corporal ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Cain, Jack; musician; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Stebbins, Edward E. ; musician; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; sent to REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. R 54I hospital from Fredericksburg, Va. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Abrams, John B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '6i, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Adams, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Aley, Lvcius; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Armstrong, Jacob C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Atloff, Andrew; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; ex- changed and returned to company June 5, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; died . ATWfXL, William B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. G, 27th O. V. I. ; killed at battle of Ruflf's Mills, Ga., July 4, "64. Austin, Alonzo; private; E. S. June 2. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged July 31, '62, at Columbus, O.. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Bennett. Abraham S. ; private; E. S. Sept. 5, '62, 3 yrs.; sent to hospital Oct. 5, "62, he being unable to perform duty on account of rupture ; discharged Dec. 8, '62. Bentley, Charles H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Bernard, Edmund; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; no record found. Bishop, Orrin A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Bliss. Harmon H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Boyle. Daniel T. ; private; E. S. June 6, "61, 3 ys ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchamicd June 6. '62; re- turned to company for duty April 12, '63; wounded in hand at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. 30, '63, by order of War Department. Brooks, James A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Carmody, Martin; private; E. S. June i. '61. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner in hospital at Strasburg, Va., May 24, '62; exchanged Sept. 13. '62; mustered out with companv July 6, '64. Carroll, James; private; E. S. June 6, '61, 3 .vs.; killed at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23, '62; body removed to National Ceme- tery at Winchester, Va. Cannell, William; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs; wounded in left elbow at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., .Aug. 9, '62; discharged October 18, '62. bv order of War Department ; died . Carson, Jacob W. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 22, '62. 3 yrs. ; wounded ui left breast at battle of Gettysburg, Pa.. July 3, '63: returned for duty Dec. 2, '63; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., June 8. '64: wounded at battle of Kenesaw Mountain, June 10, '64; mustered out July 26, '65, bv order of War Department; died Dec. 25. 'OQ. Carter, Sylvester ; private ; E. S. Aug. 5. '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded m head at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; transferred to Co. B, 542 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INFANTRY 5th Regt. O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out at McDougal General Hospital, New York, May 30, '65. Case, Edward; private; E. S. Sept. 23, '63, 3 yrs. ; sent to hospital Jan. II, '64, from Bridgeport, Ala.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., June 8, '64; mustered out July 26, '65, by order of War Department. Chapman, CnARUiS L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and detailed at department at Washington, D. C. ; dis- charged Jan., '62, by order of War Department. Chase, Charles; privjite; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Battery I, ist Ohio Art., Dec. 5, '61 ; promoted to 2d lieut. Sept. 25, '62; promoted to ist lieut. ]\Iarch 30, '64; wounded at battle of Get- tysburg, Pa., July 3, '63 ; mustered out July 24, '6s. CivAGuE, Wm. H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Clermont, Francis, Jr.; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Clifford, Francis ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; detached as brigade forage master ; detailed as orderly to brigade quartermaster ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. CoNANT, Edward; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Corlett, George W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. CowAN, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; sick and sent to hospital Sept. 24, '62 ; discharged March 4, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disabihty ; reenlisted Sept. 25, '63 ; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., June 8, '64; wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, '64; mustered out July 26, '65 ; died . Cox, George W. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Cox, Junior R. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 rnos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. CoYLE, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Jan. 9, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disability. CrEGlow, Joshua; private; E. S. June i, '61; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62. CuLLEN, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Cunningham, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., Sept. 16, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Davis, John; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 2, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Deming, Frederick R. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. DiEBOLT, Henry W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out June 20, '61 ; reenlisted as sergeant Co. G, 27th O. V. I., July 27, '61; promoted to ist sergt. ; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. F, Feb. 6, '62; promoted to ist lieut. Co. A, Jan. i, 63; died May 28, '64, of wounds received at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 27, '64. Dixon, James; private; E. S. June 12, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded and RKGIMKNTAI, ROSTKR, CO. B 543 taken prisoner at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; ex- changed Sept. 13, "62 ; wounded in arm at battle of Chancellorsvillc, Va., May 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Drum, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug 22, '61. Ellioit, Eugene W. ; private; E S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Columbus, O., July 16, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. HcKEKT, Arthur; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered (Hit Aug. 22, '61. Edw.\ri)S. William E. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Ensign, Valentine; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Fagan, Charles; private; E S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; returned to company in July, '62, but being unable to perform duty was sent to hospital Aug. 6, '62 ; discharged Jan. i, '63. Felton, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61; recnlisted Aug. 21, '62, in 9th Independent Battery; discharged June 16, '65. Fowler, William D. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Gasser, Joseph; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left arm and side at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; detailed for duty at hospital at Washington, D. C. ; returned to company June 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. GarvEy, John; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 8th Regt. O. V. I.; appointed sergeant; promoted to ist lieut. in 7th Virginia Inf.; killed at battle of Antictam. Md., Sept. 17, '62; bodv removed to National Cemetery at Soldiers' Home, D. C. Geitz, Leonard; private; E. S. June 6, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Winchester, Va., May 23, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died . George, Edward; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. GiLSON, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 "los. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Goodrich, Grant; private; E S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.". mustered out June 20, '61. by reason of reenlistment in 3 years' service; died in hos- pital at Alexandria. Va., July 29, '62. Gordon, John F. ; private; E. S. Sept. 13, '62, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27. '62; exchanged and returned to company ; wounded in right thigh at battle of Gettysburg. Pa., July 3, '63; transferred to Co. B, 5tb Regt. O. V. I.. June 8, '64; mustered out July 26, '65. Grimes, Ira; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head at battle of Resaca, Ga., May 15, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64. GuELLOw, Milton; private; E. S. June 8, '61. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner in hospital at Strasburg, Va., May 24, '62; exchanged and returned to companv Aug. 6. '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died 544 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Harbaugh, John; private; E. S. June 8, '6i, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left ankle at battle of Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. B, Sth Regt. O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed corporal; mustered out July 26, '65, as veteran. Haylor, John ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Nov. 17, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. HashfiEld, Benjamin; private; E. S. June 4, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right eye at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Nov. 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. HealEy, John S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Henson, Leonard ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged Feb. 2, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability ; died . Hill, William ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hill, Puney E. ; private; E. S. June 9, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, '62 ; wounded in foot at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; returned for duty Oct. 17, '62; honor- ably discharged to enlist in 6th U. S. Cavalry, by order of War De- partment Oct. 25, '62; died . HenricklE, Frank; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; returned to company Sept. 12, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hime, Jacob E. ; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; returned to company June 21, '63 ; wounded in knee at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, 'tz; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Holcomb, Nathan K. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Holcomb, Paulus W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Battery A, ist Ohio Light Art., Sept. 25, '61 ; mustered out Sept. 24, '64. HoFEMAN, Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Holt, Corwin M.; private; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Holt, Josiah M. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Romney, Va., Jan. 9, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Horner, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hull, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Jones, Alonzo C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out June 20, '61, by reason of reenlistment in 3 years' service; no further record found. Jones, John D. ; private; E. S. June 4. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Patterson's Creek, Va., Feb. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; afterward enlisted in U. S. Navy as ship carpenter on gunboat Yanl'ic and discharged at close of war. Kendall, George; private; E. S. April 22, '6i, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. REGIMENTAL ROSTKR. CO. B 545 KVBLER. JosF.PH ; private; E. S. Ajjnl jj, oi. .^ nios., June jo, '6l, 3 yrs. ; wounded in side at battle of Antictam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; re- turned to company Nov. 28, '62 ; wounded in hand at battle of Chan- cellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Lamb, Allen C. ; private; E. S. June 3, 01, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., ^larch 23, "62; body removed to National Ceme- tery, Winchester, Va. L-^ETSCH, William P.; private; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62; taken prisoner at hospital at Culpeper C. H., Va., Aug. 12, '62; dis- charged Jan. 29, "63; reenlisted in Co. C, I5cth O. V. I., May 2, '64; discharged with company Aug. 2^, "64. Lambkin, Alfred A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; dis- charged June 17, '61, to reenlist in Co. G, 25th O. V. L; appointed sergeant ; wounded at battle of Cross Keys, Va., June 8, '62 ; pro- moted to 2d lieut. Co. F, Jan. 23, '63 ; resigned Nov. 8, '63. Large, Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, "61. Le.mekt, Joshua; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as regi- mental wagonmaster Aug. 12, '61 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. LiLES, Robert; private; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Co- lumbus, O., June 26, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Lord, Caius C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Marble, Edward L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Patterson Creek, Va., Peb. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died . Mathews, Roswell E. ; private; E. S. June 2, '61, 3 yrs.; sent to hospital Sept. 9, '62; discharged at Washington, D. C, Nov. 28, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; reenlisted as ist scrgt. in Co. A, loth Michigan Cavalry, Sept. 18, .'63; discharged Nov. 25. '65. McClafun, Ed. M.; private; E. S. June 6, 01, 3 yrs.; transferred to Battery L ist O. L. Art, Dec. i, '61 ; wounded at battle of Gettys- burg. July I, '63; mustered out July 6, '64. McCabe, James; private; E. S. June 6, "61, 3 yrs; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died Jan., '63. McNaine, John; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out June 20. '61, by reason of reenlistment in 3 years' service ; no further record found. Meacham, Elbridge; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Jime 20, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17. '62; body re- moved' to National Cemetcrv at Sharpsburg, Md. Meekins. Edgar G. ; private; E. S. March 7, "62, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. Q, '62. Miller. Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. MuLGREW, Bernard; private; E. S. June 10, 61, 3 yr.s. ; sent from Dumfries. Va., to hospital at Washington. D. C. .April 15./63; returned to dutv June 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Nichols, Thomas B.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered 35 546 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY out Aug. 22, '6i; reenlisted Nov. lo, '6i, in Co. E, ist Battalion i2th U. S. Inf. ; wounded in left hand and leg at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63; discharged April, '71- Nicholas, Martin ; private ; E. S. June 10, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Romney, Va., Jan. 9, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Oswald, Charles ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Partridge, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Peebles, Rensselaer R. ; private ; E. S. May 30, '61 ; discharged at Charlestown, W. Va., Nov. 20, '61, on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability. PoLLis, Henry W. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Poor, William H. ; private; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. F Jan. 22, '64, to reenHst as veteran and assigned to Co. G, Sth 0. V. L; appointed sergeant Oct. 31, '64; promoted to ist sergt. July 1, '65 ; mustered out with company July 25, '65 ; died Sept. 18, '04. Post, Judson H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. QuAYLE, George L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted May 26, '62, in Co. D, 84th O. V. I. ; dis- charged Sept. 20, '62. Radclifee, Edward; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Randall, Harrison; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Nov. 25, '62, by order of War Department. Reid, Duncan; private; E. S. June 2, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right shoulder at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged July 30, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Reynolds, Lewis H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Reese, James M. ; private; E. S. Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va.. INIarch 22,, '62 ; detailed as clerk for Gen. Geary Oct. 12, '62; transferred per Special Field Order No. 156, De- partment of Cumberland, June 8, '64; discharged at expiration of term of service. Richards, Julius ; private ; E. S. June 6, 3 yrs. ; transferred to artillery Dec. 4, '61. Rice, Stephen W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62. Riddle, Thomas C. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; returned for duty March II, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Robinson, George C. ; private ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged June 6, '62 ; never returned to company. Robinson, Francis; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Russell, David; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 j^rs. ; mustered out with company July 6, "64. REGIMENTAIv ROSTER. CO. B 547 Ru^sEi.i.. Johnson; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Shkrrick, Georgk O.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; killci! at battle of Antietam, i\Id., Sept. 17, '62; body removed to National Cem- etery at Sharpsburg, i\Id. SiMMONDS, George H.; private; E. S. June 10, "61, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Battery I, ist Regt. O. L. Art., Dec. 5, '61: mustered out with battery July 24, '65, as veteran. Small, George; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. G, 27th O. V. I. ; appointed sergeant ; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 10, '6^; died Feb. i, '05. S.MiTH, J.\MEs; private; E. S. June 8, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Winchester, Va., ]\Iarch 23, '62; discharged at Philadel- phia. Pa., Oct. I, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability ; died Spencer. Fred; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Stark. Lewis; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; died Nov. 12, '05. Steixuerger, George; private; E. S. June 10, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder at battle of Antietam, j\Id., Sept. 17, '62; returned for duty March 29, '63 ; detailed for duty with ambulance corps Sept. 2;^, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6. '64. St. John, Samuel; private; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Strasburg, Va., June 13, '62. St. Onge. Mitchell; private; E. S. June 11, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in arm at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 3, '63 ; leg smashed in railroad accident while regiment was on its way to Army of the Cum- berland, Oct., "63; discharged Jan. 23, '64. Stoppel, Arthur; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22. '61 ; commissioned as 2d lieut. Co. H, 37th O. V. I., Sept. 6, '61; promoted to ist lieut. Co. F, May 28, '62; resigned Oct. 19, '62; died Stoddard, Ira; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '6 1; Stone, John; private; E. S. June 12, 61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Nov. 25, '62, by order of War Department. Striker. Alfred D. ; private ; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Strauss, John; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; name appears in muster-in roll but not in muster-out roll. Townsend, Robert J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos., Sept. 11, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out of 3 months' service Aug. 22, '61; died in hospital at Strasburg, Va., June 13, '62. Walker, Thomas; private; E. S. May 29. '61, 3 yrs. ; taken pris- oner at Winchester. Va.. May 24, '62; returned to duty; discharged at Dumfries, Va., Feb. 14, '63; reenlisted in Co. E. P. V. I., July 19, '64; discharged at expiration of term of service. Walteriiaus, James P.; private; E. S. June to. '61. 3 yrs. ; sent to hospital June 13, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died Watrous, Albert W. ; private; E. S. April 22. ':'>\. 3 mo<;. ; muston-d out Aug. 22, '61. 54S SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Watrous, Frank E. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Williams, Cyrus; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug 22, '61. A'ViLLiAMS, Benjamin T. ; private; E. S. June 13. '61, 3 }- rs. ; taken prisoner at Culpeper, Va., Aug. 15, '62; exchanged and returned to company Dec. 23, '62 ; transferred to invalid corps Feb. 15, '64, by order of War Department. Williams, Daniel F. ; private; E. S. June 10, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at Culpeper, Va., Aug. 15, '62; exchanged Nov., '62; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64; died Williams, George W. ; private; E. S. June S. '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged June 6, '62; returned to company for duty March 20, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Withers, Albert E. ; private; E. S. June 6, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left leg at battle of Winchester, Va., j\Iarch 23, '62 ; discharged Oct. 24, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. WinzEnrEid. Ralph (Rudolph); private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos. ; mustered out June 28, '61 ; reenlisted in Co. F, 7th O. V. I. See Co. F. Wood, Amos E. ; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Wood, George W. ; private ; E. S. June 6, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in side at battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, '62 ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Oct. 24, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Wood, Star B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in left ankle at battle of Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Worth, Reginald H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, "61 ; reenlisted in Co. G, 27th O. V. I. ; appointed corporal; promoted to com. sergt. May i, '62; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. A, June 27, '64; promoted to ist lieut. Co. C, Sept. 26, '64; pro- moted to captain Co. F, Jan. 28, '65; resigned June 16, '65. Worlitzer, Antfony ; private ; E. S. June 10, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in eye at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged May 24, '62, by order of War Department ; died Webb, Joseph P. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to sergt.-maj. Jan. i, '62. See Field and Stafif. WoRLEY, Albert A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to artillery Dec. 4, '61. Wyatt, James E. ; private; E. S. May 4, '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as pro- vost guard Sept. 12, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Young, Edward E. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Young, Henry L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Zierner, GusTAVXTs; private; E. S. June 8, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Dec. 5, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disabihty caused by blow of butt of whip on right elbow ; died ZwickEr, Ernest A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, "62; leg amputated ; discharged Oct. 25, '62, by order of War Department. REGIMEXTAL ROSTER, CO. C 549 ROSTER OF COiMPANY C, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Shurtleff, Giles W. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; exchanged and returned to regiment Oct. 7, '62; detached on staff of Gen. Wilcox; resigned Alarch 18, '63; appointed lieut.-col. 5th U. S. Colored Troops, July 29, '64; promoted to colonel Sept. 29, '64; pro- moted to brevet brig.-gen. March 15. '65; resigned June 12, '65; wounded in hand and thigh at New Market Heights Sept. 29, '64; died Mav 6, 04. Davis. Llewellyn R. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Co. A, April 29, '61 ; promoted to ser- geant Nov. 20. '61 ; frequently detailed as scout and made many long trips alone, obtaining important information of the enemy's movements ; promoted to 2d lieut. April 13, '62, and assigned to Co. D ; detached as aide-de-camp on staff of General Geary, Aug. 9, '62; promoted to first lieutenant Nov. 2, '62; wounded in battle at Wauhatchie. Tenn., Oct. 29, '63; promoted to captain Feb. 19, '64, and assigned to Co. C ; taken prisoner at Dallas, Ga.. May 25. '64 ; discharged Dec. 19. '64, by order of War Department; appointed lieut.-col. 187th O. V. I. March 2, '65 ; mustered out with regiment Jan. 20, "66. Cross. Jldsox N.; ist. lieut.; E. S. April 29, '61. 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61 ; recaptured at battle of Carnifax Ferry. Va., Sept. 11, '61 ; promoted to captain Nov. 25, "61, and assigned to Co. K; resigned Feb. 0. '63, bv reason of disability; reentered the service June 13, '63, as 1st Heut. '5th Invalid Corps; promoted to captain Oct. 28, '63; in com- mand of post at Madison, Ind., from Dec. '63, to April, '64; appointed provost marshal of Georgetown, D. C. ; afterward special mustermg officer for prisoners of war returning from rebel prisons; died Aug. 3I' 01- Baker, Ephraim H., ist lieut. ; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos.,^ 2d lieut.; June 20. '61, 3 yrs., 2d lieut.; prornoted ist lieut. Nov. 25, '61; resigned Julv 25, '62, by reason of disability. Pain-e, Frank; ist lieut.; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.. June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; mustered out as sergeant Co. D, June 19, 61. on accoimt of re- enlistment in 3 vears' service; promoted to 2d lieut. Nov. 25. '61, and assigned to Co. C; promoted to ist lieut. March i, %z; resigrned June 6, '62; reenlisted in Co. 10, Ohio Ind. Sharpshooters, March 16, '64; appointed ist sergt. April i, '64; transferred to Co. H, 60th O. V. I.. Feb. 24. '65; promoted to ist lieut. to date from Dec. 30, '64. and assigned to Co. D ; mustered out with company July 28, '6^. Lincoln, Henry W.; ist lieut.; E. S. April 2^. '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 vrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant Nov. 20, '61"; promoted to ist sergeant March 24. '62; promoted to 2d lieut. Aug. 9, '62; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. 6, '62; resigned Jan. 7. 03, bv reason of disabilitv. . 'Kenaston, Herbert; i?t lieut; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos.; resigned April 29. '61. No record of muster in V. S. service. Ross, Josfph H.; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 24, '61. 3 mos.. June 19. 61, 3 vrs. ; appointed ist sergt. Co. I, April 30. '61 : promoted to 2d lieut. March i, "62. and assigned to Co. C; killed at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, \'a.. Aug. 9. '62. 550 Si:VENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Jones, Isaac C. ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed ser- geant Nov. 20, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. Dec. 8, '62; wounded in left groin and right cheek at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in thigh at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, "62; wounded at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '62; died from wounds Nov. 30, '63. Cole, Stephen M. ; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as 2d lieut. June 25, '61, on account of reenlist- ment in 3 years' service ; appointed corporal ; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and re- turned to duty; wounded in shoulder by shell at battle of Chancellors- ville, Va., May 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Andrews, Martin M. ; ist sergt. ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 20, "61; promoted to ist sergt. Aug. 9, '62; wounded in left hand at battle of Cedar ^Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded at battle of Resaca, Ga., May 15, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reentered service as ist lieut. and adju- tant i8sth O. V. I. Feb. 27, '65 ; promoted to captain Sept. 18, '65 ; served on stafif of Gen. J . F. Wade, Department of Kentucky ; mustered out with regiment Sept. 28, '65. Danforth, Arthur C. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; promoted to ist sergt. Nov. 20, '61; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, "62. Brockway, Orlando P.; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. April 30, '61; transferred to Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Dec. i, '61; taken prisoner at Luray, Va. ; paroled ; commissioned as captain Co. A, 5th Regt. U. S. C. T., July 29, '63; killed at Petersburg, Va., July 19, '64. Fry, Holland B. ; sergeant; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal March i, '62; promoted to sergeant Feb. 28, '63; severely wounded in left knee at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Avery, James B. ; sergeant; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ser- geant Nov. I, '62; wounded in battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 6, "64. Bowler, Charles P.; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; promoted to sergeant April i, '62; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. HalbErt, Addison M. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and returned to duty ; appointed corporal ; promoted to ser- geant May 21, '64; mustered out with company July 6, "64. Pakmenter, William W. ; sergeant ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to sergeant; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died in prison at New Orleans, La., Nov. 18, '61. Gardner, John; sergeant ;'E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ser- geant I^.Iay I, '63 ; wounded in leg at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62 ; wounded in leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; wounded in right groin at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; died from wounds Dec. 19, '63 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Trembly, Oliver C. ; sergeant ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. C 55 1 "61. 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant Nov. i, '63; drowned in Ohio River June 24. '64, while on the way home for muster out. Cooi-ER. John S. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant Nov. 21. "61; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Oct. 26, '62 by order of War Department to enlist in U. S. Engineer Corps; appointed captain in 8th U. S. C. T. Nov. 2. '63; promoted to lieut.-col. 107th O. V. I.. Nov. 17, '64; wounded at battle of New Market; was in command of regi- ment until muster out at Cleveland, Ohio, July 25, '65. CoNDiT. Edgar M. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61. 3 vrs. ; appointed corporal Nov. i, '62; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, "63; vvounded in left leg at battle of Dumfries. Va., Dec. 27. '62; dis- charged Feb. II, '63, by reason of disability arising from wounds; re- enlisted Oct. 7. '64, as "private in Battery G, 2d Illinois Light Artillery; final discharge Sept. 4, '65. Day. Seldon A.; sergeant; E. S. June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant March 24, '62 ; wounded at battle of Winchester. Va.. ^March 23. '62; wounded at battle of Port Republic. Va.. June o, '62; discharged Jan. 23, '63, by order of War Department, to enlist as hos. stwd. in U. S. Armv; promoted to 2d lieut. Battery C. 5th U. S. Artillery, and promoted through various grades to lieut.-col. and retired. MoREY, Elias W. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25. "61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant; wounded in head and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26. '61 ; wound dressed by rebel sur- geon ; released on parole; discharged Nov. 10. '63 to accept anpoint- ment as ist lieut. in oth U. S. C. T. ; promoted to captain Co. D. and detached as provost marshal of 25th A. C. Harmon, Jonathan F. ; sergeant; E. S. April 2?. '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61. 3 vrs.: promoted to sergeant in comoanv Nov. 20. '61; pro- moted Q. M. S. April i. '62. See Field and Staff. FAiRCHii.rs, Henry; sergeant; E. S. Oct. 0, '61, 3 y?. : appomted sergeant Nov. i, '63 ; wounded in breast at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62: wounded at battle of Gettysburg. Pa., July .1, 63, permanently disabling him for active duty, and served in hospital until discharged. May 20, '65. Stiles. Edmund R.; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 vrs.; appointed sergeant; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; released and discharged July 8, 62. Orton, Hobart G.; sergeant; E. S. April 2=^, '61. 3 mos, June 20, •61, 3 vrs.; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; recaptured at battle of Carnifax Ferry. Va.. Sept. li. 61; sent to hospital at Cincinnati. Ohio, and discharged Nov. 20. O2. for disability arising from wounds. Buxton. Charles H.; sergeant; E. S. April 25. '6t. 3 mos.. June 20 •61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 20. 'fit; promoted to sergeant Aug' 10. '62; woun. ; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. M.\so.v, C. E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 1 8, '61. I\Ias£a, James A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 5 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; ex- changed and detailed as clerk at military headquarters at Columbus, O. ; discharged June 20, '64. Massey, Joseph J.; private; E. S. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Winchester. Va.. ^lay, "62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Moe. Frederick; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. iS, '61. MvERi^, Elam B. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61; dis- charged Oct. 4, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. MvEus, James T. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; detailed as fifer in regimental field band April i, '63; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Louisville, Ky., June 20, '65. Myers. Levi; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; died of smallpox at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 20, '63. Newton, Emory C; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, "Va., Aug. 26, '61; exchanged ; discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability. Noble, Irving A.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; exchanged; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64; reentered service as ist lieut. Co. A, i82d O. V. I., July 28, '64; promoted to captain Feb. 23, '65, and assigned to Co. C; mustered out wath company July 7. '65. OsBORN, Albert; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 21, '61; re- leased on parole and discharged at Columbus. O., March 7. '63, per General Order No. 3.6; reenlisted in Co. A, 14th O. V. L, Jan. 25. '64; appointed corporal Sept. 17, '64; mustered out with company July 11, '6= ; veteran. Calmer. Frederick M.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 62; died of wounds April 7, '62. Parker, Alexander; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at the battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; released on parole; discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability July 7, '63. Parsons, Hiram; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, 61, 3 vrs. ; mustered out with company July 6. '64. Pease. George W. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. ., .^ .J Peaslkv, Jacob A.; private; E. S. .\pril 25, 61. 3 mos.; mustered out April 18. '61. .^ . Peasley. Joseph J.; private; E. S. April 25, 61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. ,^ , , Pelton. William H.; private; E. S. Oct. 24, 61, 3 >ts. : wounded in right ankle at battle of Port Republic. Va.. June 9. 02 : wounded at battle of Ringgold. Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; left arm amputated ; discharged for wounds Jan. 21. '64. „ ,^ . . • Phillips, John B.; private; E. S. Sept. 8, 62, 3 yrs.; wounded in 558 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY right ankle at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '6^,; transferred per Special Field Order No. 156, Department of the Cumberland, June 8, '64; discharged Aug., '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Potter, Reuben R. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Oct. 24, '62, by order of War Department, to enlist in U. S. Engineer Corps; transferred to 3d U. S. Art. and promoted to hos. stwd. Proctor, William ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Dec. i, '64; died . Rand, True; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred per Special Field Order No. 156, Department of the Cumberland, June 8, '64; mortally wounded near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, '64, and died in hospital at Jef- ferson, Ind., Aug. 21, '64. RapplEye, James jNI. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Reeves, Jeremiah J.; private; E. S. March 8. "62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged on expiration of term of service. Richmond, Orlando; private; E. S. Oct. 24, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., Feb. 24, "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Richmond, Warren F. ; private; E. S. Oct. 24, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 62. RoBEiNS, Anson H. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., July 11, '62, on surgeon's certi- ficate of disability; reenlisted as sergeant Co. K, isoth O. V. I., May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; commissioned as ist lieut. Co. D, 8th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery; discharged jNIarch 10, '66. Rogers, George; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. g, '62; discharged Oct. 30, '62, by order of War Department to enlist in U. S. Engineer Corps; discharged April 28, '64. Root, Edv/ard C. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; dis- charged at Columbus, O., Aug. 2. '62, on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability. Sackett, Edward G. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62 ; died March 24, '62. Scott, William H. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61, released on parole; discharged Nov. 20, '62. Sevey. Benjamin L. ; private; E. S. Aug. 23, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 3, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Sheldon, Henry G. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged by reason of wounds, at Columbus, O., July 3, '62; commissioned as captain Co. G, loist O. V. L, July 24, '62; re- signed Jan. 28, '63. Sheldon, ^Mitchell H. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in right arm at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; transferred to Co. REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. C 559 B, 5tli O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed sergeant Nov. i, '64; mus- tered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department ; died . Sheppard, Edward P.; private; E. S. Oct. i, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Short. George \V. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 18, "Oi. Smith. Edwin R. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20, *6i, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; ex- changed; discharged July 7. '63, by order of War Department to ac- cept promotion to 2d lieut. Co. H, 5th U. S. C. T. ; promoted to ist lieut. Dec. 7, "63 ; killed at the battle of Petersburg, Va., Aug. 22, '64. Smith, George A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Spees, George L. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Gauley Bridge, Va., Nov. 18, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Spriggs. Thomas ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, "64, after having passed safely through every bat- tle in which the regiment was engaged. Sterrv, Clintox N. ; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 18. '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; appointed captain ist Minnesota Heavy Artillery. Stone, Marvin C. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in side at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63 ; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. i, '64; died May 17, '99. Stowe. Joseph AL; private; E. S. Aug, 30, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Columbus, O., May 15, '65- Sweet. Thomas ; private ; E. S. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs. ; mortally wounded at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; died Nov. 30, '63; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga. Tenn. Thompson, David J. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26. '61; released on parole and exchanged; detached as clerk at headquarters of Gen. Rosseau at Nashville, Tenn. ; discharged at Columbus, O.. June 25. '64; appointed ist lieut. and regt. Q. M. 191st O. V. 1., March 6, '65 ; mustered out with regiment Aug. 27, '65 ; died. '04. Thrasher. George H.; private; E. S. April 25. '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged June 19, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. TiBBETs, Charles E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. Towers, Richard; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Tlttle, Lucius V.; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.. June 20. '61. 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; dis- charged at Columbus, O.. July 31, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disa- bility. Van Orman. R. C. ; private; E. S. .-\ug. 30. '62, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 15, '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Wadsworth. Orrv H.; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18. '61. Wall, Charles E. ; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '(^2, 3 yrv ; killed at 560 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 2"], 'd^ \ body removed to National Ceme- tery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Walworth, Warren F. ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; v^^ounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged for wounds at Columbus, O., July 11, '62. Ward, David A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reenlisted in 198th P. V. I. Warner, Frederick A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged for wounds July 2, '62 ; died Jan. 20, '05. Warren, Leroy; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; released on parole and discharged July 22, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. WethErby, Albert C; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Wheeler, William W. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged at De- troit, Mich., June 2.}^, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Feb. 3, '98. Wilder, Leonard G. ; private ; E. S. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 15, '64, by order of War Department. Wilder, Theodore; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in abdomen at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged for wounds at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 20, '62, Wilford, John; private; E. S. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. B, Sth O. V. L, by Special Field Order No. 156, Department of the Cumberland, June 8, '64. WiLSEY, Joseph H. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Winsor, Richard; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged for wounds Nov. 25, '62 ; died . Wise, Oliver; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in ear and thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; taken prisoner at Bristow Station, Va., Aug. 31, '()2\ pa- roled, exchanged and returned to duty ; wounded in right hand at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Wood, Daniel P.; private; E. S. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Wood, William H. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June^ 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Battery L ist Ohio Light Art., Dec. i, '61 ; lost an arm in battle and discharged for wounds. WooDMANSEE, William; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Worcester, Orlando H. ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 22>, '62; died from wounds April 15, "62. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. D 561 Wright. George F. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. ROSTER OF COMPANY D. SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Dyer, John N. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61 ; body re- moved to National Cemetery at Grafton, W. Va. Wood, George L. ; captain; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as ist lieut. Co. H, to accept reappointment in 3 years' service ; promoted to captain Co. D, Nov. 25, '61 ; wounded in right leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; resigned on account of wounds, Nov. 10, '62; reentered service as major 125th O. V. I., Nov. 27, '62 ; resigned April 20, '63 ; died . Wilcox, Arthur T. ; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; for record see Co. E. Weed, Charles A.; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61. 3 yrs.; for record sec Co. E. Shepherd, William D. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19. 61, 3 yrs. ; for record see Field and Staff. LocKwooD, George D. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 19, '61; promoted to ist sergt. Nov., '61; promoted to 2d lieut. .\ug. 9, '62; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. 2, '62; served as acting adjutant during last six months of his service, including Atlanta campaign up to June 11, '64; wounded in chin at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64; died Sept. 3, '74. Gill, Benjamin F. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos- ; for record see Co. E. Williams, Andrew J.; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17. '61, 3 yrs.; resigned Sept. 6, '61, by reason of disability; died Aug. 5, '01. Witter. Ezra H.; 2d lieut.; E. S. Oct. i, '61. 3 yrs.; resigned .\pril 13. '62; died . Davis, Llewellyn R. ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; for record see Co. C. Bohm, Edward H.; 2d Heut. ; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; for record see Co. K. Wilson, Lawrence; ist sergt.; E. S. June 7. '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal April i, '62; promoted to sergeant. Feb. 6, '63; promoted to 1st sergt. Oct. i, '63; wounded in right breast at battle of Port Re- public, Va., June 9, "'62 ; wounded in left arm. breast and right foot at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, "62; wounded in right hand at battle of Ringgold, Ga.. Nov. 27, "63; mustered out with company at Cleveland, O., Julv 6. '64. Whiting. Henry J.; ist sergt.; E. S. June 7. '61. 3 yrs.; appomted sergeant June 19. '61; promoted to ist sergt. Nov. i, '62; killed at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 2. '63. Tisdel, Willard p.; ist sergt.; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61. 3 yrs. ; pvt. to June 19, '61 ; corpl. to Oct. 31. "61 ; sgt. to March 31, 36 562 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY '62; private to Oct. 31, '62; sergeant to May 2, '63; ist sergt. to May 31, '63; sergt.-maj. to January i, '64, and private to April 24, '64, when honorably discharged on account of expiration of term of service; re- enlisted and served one year in Hancock's Veteran Corps, mostly on detail at War Department; was wounded in the head in battle of Get- tysburg on July 3, '63. Hart, Edwin; sergeant; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. I appomted cor- poral Nov., '62 ; promoted to sergeant April i, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Dengler, Carl A.; sergeant; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal April i, '62; promoted to sergeant Sept. i, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Lapham, James M. ; sergeant; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 7rs. ; appointed corporal June 19, '61; promoted to sergeant April i, '62; taken pris- oner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; exchanged and re- turned to duty Nov. 7, '62 ; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; returned to duty; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Cain, William; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. i, '62; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reenlisted in Co. D, 4th U. S. Vet. Vols., Feb. 28, '65; discharged Feb. 28, '66. Force, Emory W. ; sergeant; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant; discharged at New Market, Va., May 10, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died June 21, "04. Smalley, Virgil E. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal April 29, '61 ; promoted to sergeant April I, '62; severely wounded in thigh at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged at Columbus, O., Feb. 5, '63. on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability. Paine, Franklin, Jr.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June I9> '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed to sergeant April 29, '61 ; promoted to 2d Heut. Nov. 25, '61, and assigned to Co. C; for record see Co. C. Hubbard, Newton K. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June ^19, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to corporal June 19, '61, to sergeant May 3, '63, and to sergt.-maj. Jan. i, '64, and transferred to Field and Stafif; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and returned to duty March 20, '63. Huntington, Edward; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Knight, Louis; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Nov. I, '62; mustered out with company July 6, "64. Nash, Edwin V.; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Nov. I, '62; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 3, 63 ; returned to duty Nov., '63 ; severely wounded in left foot at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Whiting, Wileord G. ; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal April i, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Oliver, Samuel S.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal March 23, '64; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '6-1. Hendrickson, Simon E. ; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. I) 563 pointed corporal March 23, '64; taken prisoner at battle of Port Re- public, Va., June 9. '62 ; exchanged and returned to duty Nov. 7, '6.1 ; mustered out with company July 6, "64. T.\i"T, MiLO N. ; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed cor- poral; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died . Carroll, Charles; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 3, 03 ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26, '61; exchanged and returned to duty March 20, '63; killed at battle of Gettysburg, ir'a., July 3, '63. Griswold, Abraham C. ; corporal; E. S. June 7. '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Nov., '61 ; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 22, '62 ; body moved to National Cemetery at Winchester, Va. NoRRis. Norman L. ; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. 25, '61 ; severely wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '62 ; died of wounds in hospital at Alexandria. Va., Sept. 4, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria. Va. Fisher. Amos C. ; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61; appointed corporal April I. '62; discharged at New Market, Va., May 10, '62, by order of Board of Surgeons. LoTt, Jkrome; corporal; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 19. '61 ; discharged at Columbus, O., June 3, '62, on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability ; died . Burr. Edward; corporal; E. S. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; reappointed cor- poral Nov. I, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Depart- ment. Ernst, John H.; corporal; E. S. Oct. 10, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral [March 23, '64; transferred to Recruit Camp by Order No. 156, Department of Cumberland, dated June 8, "64; discharged at expiration of term of service. Vance. Samuel; corporal; E. S. June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. H. June 19, '6r, bv order of Col. E. B. Tyler. Gill, Seymour T. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.. June 19. '61. 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal April 29. '61 ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61; paroled; detailed as musician with provost guard at Columbus, O., Sept. 9. '63; detailed as clerk m re- cruiting office at Columbus, O. ; mustered out with company July 6. 64. French, Warren A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 nios.. June 19. '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal April 29, '61 ; sergeant June 19. 61 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64 : died . Cone, Frank; corporal; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos., June 19. 61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. 6, 1863; mustered out with company Julv 6. '64. , Clark. George F.; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. ^ ., .. Hi-NTooN, Ei.BRiDC.E G. ; musiciau ; E. S. April 22. 61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18. '61. Travis. Isa.\c S. ; musician; April 22. '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. .^ . ,, Allen. John; private; E. S. April 22, 61. 3 mos.. June 19. 61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6. '64. 564 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Anson, Alphonso L. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Armstrong, Charles C. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Atkins, George L. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61; discharged at New Market, Va., May 10, '(y2, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Atkins, Thomas S. ; private; E. S. April 24, "61; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Babcock, Joseph; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '(i2, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Baker, Schuyler J. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; detailed as nurse in hospital at Culpeper C. H., Va., Aug. 10, '62, and taken pris- oner; discharged March 23, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Balch, George F. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Williamsport, Md., June 3, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Barber, Seth ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Barber, Clark; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Gallipolis, O., Oct. 26, '61. Barnes, Calvin; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Barnes, William H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Beeee, Lewis C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Bentley, Charles L. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 25, '62, by order of War Department, to enlist in engineer corps. BosE, Frederick ; private ; E. S. March 22, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out on expiration of term of service by order of War Department. Bower. George W. ; private ; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. H, June 19, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler. Brakeman, Gerry ; private ; E. S. Aug. 23, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in thigh at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; transferred per Special Field Order No. 156, Department of the Cumberland, dated June 8, '64; killed in battle of Pine Knob, Ga., June 15, '64. Breese, James R. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. F, June 19, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler. Brick, Michael; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Brinkerhoff, Simeon S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Britton, Martin T. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out July 26, '65, by order of War Department. Brown, Arthur ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; detached as teamster; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Bryant. Demas W. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at Manassas Junction, Va., Sept. 4, '^2; paroled; no further record found. Burbank, Thaddeus F. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; dis- REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. D 565 charged Oct. 26. '62, by order of War Department, to enlist in engineer corps. • Button, Horace; private; E. S. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Feb. 13, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disabihty. Blrnh.xm, Rkuben H. ; private; E. S. Oct. 20, 'Oi, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., ]\Iarch 23, '62 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Winchester, Va. Blys, George J. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; detached as teamster ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Caler, Charles F. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 15. '63, by order of War Department. CallENDer, John E. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Cakvin, Lewis C. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; body moved to National Cemetery at Winchester, Va. Clark, Taylor H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. CoLLiGAN, Thomas; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. CoLWELL, Albert C. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left ankle at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reenlisted in Co. I. 177th O. V. I., Sept. 12, '64; mustered out with company June 24, '65. Colwell, Addison B. ; private; E. S. June 7, '6r, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, July 8, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Cone, Isaac; private; E. S. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to In- valid Corps Aug. I, '63 by order of War Department. Cone, Svlvanus G. ; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in thigh at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3. '63; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged from hospital at Louisville, Ky., May. '65. Copeland, Andrew ; private ; E. S. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va.. May 3, '63; died from wounds in hospital at Aquia Creek, Va., June 13, '6^,. Coulter, William A.; private; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Gallipolis. Ohio, Oct. 18, '61. Croft, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. CusTiN, Robert L. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Cumberland, Md., Sept. 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Cutler. John A.; private; E. S. June 7. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., Oct. 22, '62, by order of War Department to enlist in I St U. S. Cavalry. Dawse. John W. ; private; E. S. .A.ug. 15. '62, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville. Va.. May 3. '63: exchanged and returned to dutv Nov., '61; transferred to Co. B. ^th O. V. I.. Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at McDougal General Hospital, New York Harbor, May 26, '65. Dingman, Harry ; private ; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Dodge. Ale.xander; private; E. S. April 22, 61. 3 mos.. June 19. or, 566 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20. "61 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, April 24, "62. Duncan. Harmon; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Ekwin, James; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Perron, James O.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in knee at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Fish, Joseph L. ; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. C, Oct. IS, '62, by order Lieut.-Col. O. J. Crane. Fitzgerald, Michael; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; severely wounded in breast at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; transferred to Co. B, stli O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Ford, Mortimer; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Foster, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos,; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Franke, John A.; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in neck at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; exchanged and returned to duty; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Gardner, William L. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in face at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged at Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 11, '62, for disability arising from wounds. GiBBS, George A. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Gill, Louis C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 10, "61, 3 yrs. ; sent to hospital Aug., '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. GlEndenning, Charles; private; E. S. June 7. '61, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. H, June 19, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler. GraplER, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Green, Edwin ; private ; E. S. Aug. 9, '62. 3 yrs. ; served until April, '64, when ordered to report to Gen. Steadman at Chattanooga, Tenn., for transfer to the Mississippi Squadron; transferred Aug. 14, '64; served on the General Grant as captain of the forecastle until June 20, '65, when honorably discharged. Grieein, James T. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; sent to hos- pital at Cumberland, Md. No further record found. Griffith, Albert G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; discharged May 8. '61, at Cleveland, Ohio, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Griffith, Charles E. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detached in Sappers and Miners Corps; discharged at Germantown, Pa., April 26. '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hale, Sir Matthew; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; died at Camp Dennison, Ohio. June i. '61. Harmer, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, "61. 3 yrs.; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged at Harper's Ferry. Va., Oct. 22. '62. by order of War De- partment, to enlist in ist U. S. Cavalry; died in Andersonville. RUGIMKNTAl. ROM Kk, CO. D 567 Harrison, Albert H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. H.\KT, \ OLNEV ; private; E. S. June 7, "61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hartman, James; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Hawkins, Benjamin F. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; severely wounded in neck at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 19, "Oj ; dis- charged on account of wounds March 31, '63; afterwards became blind irom effects of smallpox. Herrick, George; private; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; returned to duty Nov., "63; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, July 12, "65. Hettinger, Charles G.; private; E. S. June 7, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; died of wounds in hos- pital at Culpeper, Va., Aug. 10, '62. Hibeard, Lawson ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62. Hickok, Albert; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as com- pany cook and teamster ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hobday. Edward; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos., June 19, _'6i, 3 yrs.; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Invalid Corps '64. by order of War Department. HoEG, William A.; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, July 25, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disabilit\. Holcomb, Norton B.; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in foot at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., .A.ug. 9,_'62; discharged by rea- son of wounds, at New York Harbor, Jan. 5, "63. Hopkins, Stephen A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 vrs. ; transferred to Co. F, June 19, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler. " Hummel, Valentine A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Hungerford, Augustin; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hunt. Westel W. ; private; E. S. -Aug. 13. '62. 3 yrs.; wounded in foot at battle of Chancellorsville. Va.. May 3, '63; detached as ambu- lance driver; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. T., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Hunter. Griffith; private: E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Huntington. Henry; private; E. S. April 22. "61, 3 nios. ; mustered out Aue. 18, '61. , HuNTOON. Horace H. ; private; E. S. July 10. '61, 3 yr?- : taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61 ; returned to duty March 20, '63; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. T.. Oct. 31. '64; mus- tered cut at Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2, '64. Hutchinson. William J.: private; E. S. Aug. 12. '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '6=;. bv order of War Department. Jenkins, Bfnjamin; private; E. S. June 7. '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; returned for duty 568 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY March 20, '63 ; wounded in hand at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; furlough granted from hospital at Mt. Pleasant, June 23, '63. No further record found. Johnson, Charles H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; died in hospital at Sutton, Va., from accidental pistol shot, Aug. 20, '61 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Grafton, W. Va. Johnson, Edgar M. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 24, '62, by order of War Department, to en- list in U. S. Engineer Corps. Johnson, Frederick R. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Jones, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Dec. i, '62, by order of War Department, to enlist in 2d U. S. Cavalr}'. Jones, Russell M. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at General Hospital at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 31, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Lander, Thomas M. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Oct. 22, '62, by order of War Department to enlist in ist U. S. Cavalry. Lapham, Wallace W. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; mortally w^ounded through lungs at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; died from wounds in hospital at Culpeper, Va., Aug. 13, '62; body re- moved to National Cemetery at Culpeper, Va. Lee, John; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. Livingston, Oliver ; private ; E. S. Jan. 29, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged May 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. McAdams, John; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; severely wounded in thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; dis- charged at Dumfries, Va., Feb. 17, '63, on account of disability arising from wounds. McGravv, Charles; private; E. S. June 2, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; escaped and returned to regiment at Patterson's Creek, Va., Jan. 29, '62 ; discharged at Co- lumbus, Ohio, April 13, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; re- enhsted in Co. E, loist O. V. L, Aug. 9, '62; appointed ist sergt. ; promoted to 2d lieut. Nov. 15, '62; promoted to ist lieut. Feb. 26, '63; killed at battle of Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19, '63. Major, Henry ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. No record found. Malone, Wilbur D. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hos- pital at Weston, Va., Aug. 21, '61 ; body moved to National Cemetery at Grafton, Va. Manley, Frank; private; E. S. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in elbow at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; wounded in leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; transferred to Recruit Camp Jiine II, '64; died Maxfield, Eugene ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. F, by order of Col. Tyler. Meigs, Edmund G. ; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; detailed as clerk at Headquarters 2d Division, 20th Corps ; transferred to Co. B, Sth O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Miller, Ephraim C. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; severely REGIMENTAL, ROSTER, CO. D 569 wounded in shoulder and arm at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; returned to duty; missing at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out April 2S, '65. Mulligan, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9. '62. Murray, Eugene J.; private; E. S. Aug. 12, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed sergeant April 6, '65; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department; died . Nash, Albert W. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, '65. NoRRis, Carlos C. ; private ; E. S. March 12, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged Jan. 29. "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. NoRRis, Sherman R. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. ; detailed as clerk at regimental headquarters, July 14. '63; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, "64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Norton, John A.; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out June 19, '61 ; enlisted in 3 years' service, regiment not known. Orton, Willl\m a. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Paine, Cunton J.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Patchen, George A. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. PoMEROY, Douglas F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as blacksmith; taken prisoner at battle of Dum- fries, Va., Dec. 27, "62; exchanged Nov., '63, and returned to duty; mustered out with Co. July 6, '64; died Pullman, Samuel R. ; private; E. S. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. QuiNN, Christopher C. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61 ; returned to duty March 20, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reenlisted in Co. D, 4th U. S. Vet. Vols., Feb. 28, '65 ; discharged Feb. 28. '66. Rhodes, Henry H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va.. Aug. 9, '62; de- tached for hospital duty at Alexandria. Va. ; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. RoBBiNS, Henry F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Robinson, Peter H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. RoFF. Thomas; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Dumfries, Va.. Dec. 27, '62; discharged for wounds at Washington, D. C. March 9. 'd^i ; died Rook, George; private; E. S. June 7, '61. 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Cumberland. Md., Jan. 6, '62. Root, William P.; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; severely 570 SI;VKNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY wounded in shoulder at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. zj, '62; dis- charged for wounds at Washington, D. C, Jan. 31, '63. RowE, John ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to regi- mental band July 10, '61 ; mustered out with band at Washington, D. C, July s, '62; died Rubicon, James A.; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61 ; discharged at Co- lumbus, Ohio, Oct. 17, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. RussEix, Stephen V.: private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 24, '62; body re- moved to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. SaylES, Thomas; private; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs.; died in hos- pital at Wilmington, Del., Nov. 10, '62; buried in Brandywine Ceme- tery at Wilmington, Del., grave No. 3. SeelEy, Isaac B. ; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Shelby, John ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 2^, '61 ; returned for duty March 20, '63 ; wounded in leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, "63 ; died of wounds in hospital at Washington. D. C, May 10, '63. Shepherd, Charles A.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as nurse in hospital; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Shepherd, Richard K. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs. ; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31. '64; wounded at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, '64; mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio, July 21, '65. Sherwood, Van Ness; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, July 21, %2, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Shiveley, George; private; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged from U. S. General Hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 12, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disability; died . Smith, Alfred E. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned for duty March 20, '()Tt\ mustered out with company July 6, '64; died July, '06. Smith, John ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; returned for duty Oct., %2; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Smith, Perry H. ; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned for duty March 20, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Smith, Stephen A.; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., July 21, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Spear, George ; private ; E. S. Aug. 6. '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged from hospital at Wilmington, Del., Feb. 17, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Sperry, Ambrose; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Spring, Charles B.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Stanley, Frank; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; detailed with Pioneer Corps ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. REGIMENTAL ROSTKR, CO. 1) 57 1 Stone. Russell; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. H. Slmnf.r. EuROTUs; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; iniistcred out Aug. iS, '61. Taylor, NI.^rcls C. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. T.WLOR, William AL; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Tennev. Alexander; private; E. S. Aug. 11, 62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. G, 5tli O. V. I., Oct. 31, 64; mustered out with company June 21. '65, by order of War Department. Thompson, Weslev L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61; mustered out Aug. 18. "61. TowEK. Almon ; private ; E. S. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Ciiancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. Travis, Isaac S. ; private; E. S. Aug. 23, '62, 3 yrs.; missing at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; returned to duty; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65; died . Trulsen, Hans; private; E. S. May 23, '61; served as seaman on the Xortli Carolina to July 23, "61 ; on the Rhode Island to June 9. '62, and on the Ohio to June 11, '62, when honorably discliarged; enlisted in Co. D, 7th Ohio Inf., Aug. 9, '62, and served until April '64. when ordered to report to Gen. Steadman at Chattanooga, Tenn., for trans- fer to the Mississippi Squadron; transferred Aug. 12, '64, where he served as gunner's mate on the General Biimside: discharged Nov. 22, '64; was then appointed acting masters mate, then master's mate on the General Thomas, until June i, '65, when honorably discharged. TuTTLE, Bingham; private; E. S. Aug. 28, '62, 3 yrs.; killed in battle near Dallas, Ga.. Mav 25, '64. TuTTLE. Jerome; private: E. S. July 28, '62, 3 yrs.; severely v.oundcd in jaw at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5. 6:;, by order of W^ar Department. \'alleau. George ; private ; E. S. Oct. 8. '62, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., Mav 3, '63; exchanged and returned to duty: transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability ; died . Vreeland. Henry: private: E. S. Oct. 10. '61. 3 yr^< discharged from Trinity Church Hospital at Washington, D. C, Feb. 12. '63. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Vreeland. Richard M. ; private; E. S. Oct. 10. 61. 3 yrs: taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries. Va.. Dec. 27. '62; discharged July 23. '6?. on surgeon's certificate of disabilitv. Wagner. J.vcob; private: E. S. Oct. 10, "61, 3 yrs.; died m hospital at Harper's Ferrv. Va., Jan. 10, '63. Wakelev. Oscar R.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. , Walters, Reuben W.: private: E. ?. Oct. 1=;. '62, 3 yr^-: promoted to hos. stwd. March !=;. '64: see Field and Staff. Wea\-er. John: private; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos., June 10. 61, 3 yrs.: detached as provost guard May 13. '63; mustered out with corn- pa nv Julv 6, '64. Webber, Augustus; private; E. S. April 22, '6\, 3 mos., June 10. 01. 572 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. F, June 19, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler; died . White, William M. ; private ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Wilson, Budd W. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 15, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Invalid Corps by order of War Department ; died . Wirt, John B. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 14, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., Feb. 19, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Wood, Harry; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed fife major June 20, "61; see Field and Staff. WooLSEY, Harvey; private; E. S. June 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., July 14, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. WuRTs, William L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Columbus, O., July 19, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Young, Thomas R. ; private ; E. S. June 7, '61 ; discharged at Co- lumbus, O., Sept. 20, '62 on surgeon's certificate of disability; died . ROSTER OF COMPANY E, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Sprague, John W. ; captain; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs; taken prisoner at Birch River, Va., Aug. 11, '61; exchanged Jan. 5, '62 ; promoted to colonel 63d O. V. I., Jan. 23, '62 ; promoted to brig.-gen. July 30, '64; brevetted maj.-gen. to date from March 13, '64; relieved of command in army and assigned to duty by Secretary of War as Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Refugees, Freed- men, and Abandoned Lands ; resigned Nov., '65 ; died Dec. 24, '93. Weed, Charles A.; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as ist sergt. Co. D, June 17, '61, to accept ap- pointment as 1st lieut. Co. D in 3 years' service; promoted to captain and assigned to Co. E, Feb. 5, '62 ; resigned Feb. 20, '63 ; died, '95. Wilcox, Arthur T. ; captain; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as 2d lieut. Co. E, June 17, '61, to accept ap- pointment as 1st lieut. Co. E in 3 years' service; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; returned for duty Oct. 4, '62 ; promoted to captain Co. D, July 9, '62 ; assigned to Co. E, March 10, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; reentered service as colonel 177th O. V. I., Sept. 23, '64; mustered out with regiment June 24, '65; died, '04. Davis, Llewellyn R. ; ist lieut; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; for lecord see Co. C. Ketchum, George C. ; ist lieut. ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed ist sergt. June 20, '61 ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and returned to duty March 13, '63; promoted to ist lieut. March 30, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reentered service as ist lieut. and adj. 177th O. V. L, Sept. 27, '64; resigned May 20, '65. LoCKWOOD, Ralph ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 25, '6x, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to ist Heut. and assigned to Co. A, Nov. 25, '61 ; for record see Co. A. Brisbine, James P. ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. Co. H, June 20, '61; promoted to 2d REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. E 573 lieut. and assigned to Co. E, Dec. 20, '61 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. LocKwooD, George D.; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; for record see Co. D. BiULiNGS, Arvin D. ; ist sergt. ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant Jan. i. "62; promoted to ist sergt. Jan. i, '63; wounded in left arm and side at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Wheeler, S.^muel C. ; ist sergt.; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Jan. i, '62; promoted to ist sergt. March i, '62; wounded in left ankle at battle of Port Republic June 9, "62; dis- charged at Columbus, O., March 23, '63, for disability arising from wounds. Pierce, Henry P.; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 nios.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hill, Henry E.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. 61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, "61; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '62; wounded in right arm at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Harley, William; sergeant; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos., June 20 '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Jan. i, '63; promoted to sergeant April 9, "64; color bearer from May 3, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Sweet, George W. ; sergeant; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61; exchanged and re- turned to duty March 13, '63; appointed sergeant from private May 19, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Martin, Moses; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20. "61 ; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '62 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '62. Lowell, Ozro J.; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20 61. 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '61 ; died at Cumberland, Md., t-eb. 19, '62. . Merriam, William; sergeant; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '61; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes. Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; left arm amputated ; discharged for wounds Oct. 30, 02, by order of War Department. WiLCOxsoN, Franklin F. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, "61 ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61; paroled May 20. 62; dis- charged at Columbus, O., Oct. 23, '63, by order of W ar Department. Freeman, William; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '6u 3 mos, June 20, •61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '61; discharged at Komney, Va.. Jan. i. '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Bailey. Henry H.; sergeant; E. S. Sept. 26, '6 1. 3 yrs.: appointed corporal Jan. i. '62, promoted to sergeant Jan. i. 63; vvoundcd in head at battle of Antietam. Md., Sept. 17. '62; wounded in '<^ft »"\R",f.* battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3. "63 : transferred to Co. H, jtH O. V. L, Oct. 31, 64; reappointed sergeant and mustered out at expi- ration of term of service. .. .. Logan. Charles R.; sergeant; E. S. April 25. 61. 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. 574 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO V^OLUNTEER INFANTRY Cook, Jonathan; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Meeker, Wiluam W. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Jan. i, '(ij,; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; died . HoLDEN, William; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Jime 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal July i, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Turner, Jesse G. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. "61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled May 27, '62; on detached duty at Columbus, O., until Sept. 24, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Woodward, John H. ; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June i, '62; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62. Alexander, James K. ; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Jan. i, '62; wounded in left leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged at New York. Jan. 7, '63, by order of War Department. Blanden, George; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; wounded in left arm at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged Jan. 28, '63, by order of War Depart- ment. Loring, George W. ; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Oct. 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Lewis, Charles; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; discharged at Charleston, Va., Oct. 31, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Davis, Frederick A.; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; wounded in left thigh at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Invalid Corps, Dec. 12, '(i},, by order of War Department. OsBORN, Omar; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Jan. I, '62; discharged Jan. 8, 'dZi by order of War Department. Smith, Albert O. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Jan. i, '62; wounded through hip at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., Nov. 24, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Barber, William M. ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal ; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps by order of War Department. FuRNiss, William; corporal; E. S. May i, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Jan. i, '63; wounded in left thigh at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '(yT, ; transferred to Invalid Corps Jan. 5, '64, by order of War Department. Hill, Horace C. ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22. '61. Steele, Henry R. ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Smith, Hiram; musician; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. E 5/5 at Winchester, Va., May 25, '62; paroled May 31, '62; discharged at Columbus, O., Oct. 9, "62. by order of War Department. Allen, H.krrison L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; taken prisoner at battle of Chancellorsville, \'a.. May 3, '63; returned to duty; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died . Ames. Harrison; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Andrews. Albert; private; E. S. June 3, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O.. Aug. 9, "62, by order of War Department. Andrews. Omar E. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Feb. 2, '64. by order of War Department. Andress, Willl\m H.; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Port Republic. Va., June 9, '62; discharged at York, Pa., March 28, '63. bv order of War Department. Anness. George; private; E. S. June 20, '6i, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged Jan. 9, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Atw.^ter, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlisted Sept. 22. "61 ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; wounded in right thigh at Battle of Port Republic. Va., June 9, '62 ; discharged at Columbus. O., Aug. 28, '62. Baker. William; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos., June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., Sept. i, '62, by order of War De- partment. Barks, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26, "61; returned to duty March 13, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Bartlett, George; private; E. S. June 3. '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Gauley Bridge. Va., Oct. 6, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability Bartlett, William F. ; private; E. S. June 3. "61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26. '61 ; returned to duty March 13, '63; wounded in right ankle at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Bartow. Frank P.; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22. '61. ,^ ^ , Beecher. Jacob M; private; E. S. April 25. 61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. . Beers, Reuben; private; E. S. June 3, 01. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va.. Aug. 26. '61; paroled May 27, 62; no further record found. Bellamy, James; private; E. S. April 25. '61. 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. .^ . , Bellamy, William; private; E. S. April 2-^. 61, 3 mos.; mustered out, Aug. 22, '61. , . Benton. Henry T. ; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yr*. : taken pris- oner at battle of Dumfries, Va.. Dec. 27. '62; returned to duty March 13, '63; wounded in left knee at battle of Chancellor-ville. \ a.. May 3. '6r. discharged March 7. '6-I. by order of War Department. ^ Benton, William L. ; private; E. S. June 3. 61 3 yrs.: y order of War Department. DiLxixGH.AM. Edw.ard; private; E. S. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs.; enrolled but never mustered in. Douglass, Anson; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; no record found. Downing, George K. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned to duty March 13, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. EiKLER, George ; private ; E. S. March 4, '63, 3 yrs. ; wounded in right leg at battle of Ringgold. Ga., Nov. 27. '63 ; leg amputated above knee; died from wounds at Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 11, '63; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. E\'ERETT, D.wiD ; private ; E. S. Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, !Md., Sept. 17, '62; died from wounds in hospital at Smoketown, Md., Oct. 6, '62. Fisher, James; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Floro, Daniel; private; E. S. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs.; sent to hospital at Alexandria, Va., Dec. 13, '63; died Jan. 5, '64; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. Floro. Jesse ; private ; E. S. Sept. 3, "62, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Dallas. Ga., May 25, "64; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Fowler, Edwin O. ; private; E. S. Sept. 25, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Fox, Zebah; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled May 2-, '62: trans- ferred to 2d U. S. Cavalry by order of War Department. GiBBS, William F. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died in prison Dec, '6r. Gill, Benjamin F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.. Aug. 5, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as ist lieut. Co. D. July 21, '61; reenlisted as pri- vate Co. E, Aug. 5, '61 ; wounded in right knee at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; died from wounds in hospital at Alexandria, ya., Aug. 29, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. Gordon. Wilson S. ; private; E. S. June 3, "61. 3 yrs.: discharged at Washington, D. C, Dec. 5, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Graham, James; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. , , . Gr.\ves, William E. ; private; E. S. June 3. 61. 3 yrs. ; detached as nurse in ho.spital at Clairsville, Md. ; mustered out July 6. 64, by order of War Department. Green, Henry; private: E. S. Sept. 3. '6-'. .3 yrs.; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. Sept. i. "63. by order of War Department. Grinnell, Oliver; private; E. S. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs.: killed at battle 37 578 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Hann, John ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled May 27, '62; trans- ferred to 5th U. S. Cavalry by order of War Department. Hakdy, Eu; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hardy, James; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hasbrook, James G. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Haskins, Jay; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left knee at battle of Port RepubHc, Va., June 9, '62 ; discharged at Columbus, O., Oct. 23, '62. Haughm, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Hopkins, xA.lvin ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out vi^ith company July 6, '64; died . Hopkins, Marcus S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 vrs. ; for record see Field and Staff. Haworth, George; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; no record found. Hutchinson, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged at Baltimore, Md., March 4, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ingerson, Daniel; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Ingles, Thomas; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with companv July 6, '64. Jay, Charles; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Feb. 15, '64, by order of War Department. Kearney, Joseph; private; E. S. Aug. 29, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B. Sth O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June S, '64, by order of War Department. Keen, John; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Keizer, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died in prison at Tusca- loosa, Ala., Dec. 28, '61. Keizer, Peter; private; E. S. Sept. 9, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Cumber- land, Md., Feb. 22, '62. Kelley, James: private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left arm at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with companv July 6, '64. Kellogg, Bradford; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Kennedy, Edward J.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; returned to duty March 13, '63; wounded in left leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; transferred to Invalid Corps, Jan. 14, '64. by order of War Department ; was one of the returning prisoners on board the steamer Siiltana at time of explosion. REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. E 579 Keith. William A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos. ; nui.^tered out Aug. 22, '61. Klasen, Peter; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mo^.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Laird, Orville D. ; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Lakixs, George U. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Lei:. David; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Alex- andria, Va., Aug. 5, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. LowRY, William F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right foot at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 2-j, (i2> ; rnustered out with company July 6, '64. ^IcDermott, Edward; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Camp Dennison, O., June 22. "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. :McMillan, Andrew; private; E. S. June 20. '61, 3 yrs; mustered out with companj- July 6, '64. ^L\NSELL, Richard; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Warrenton, Va., July 30, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Mears. Nahum; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Antietam, ]\Id., Sept. 17, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Meisters, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62. Melville, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Milliman, John L. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 vrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va.. March 23, '62; dis- charged Julv II, '62, by order of War Department. Milliman, Thomas; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Morgan, David E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. f J Neighboring. Henry; private; E. S. June 3. 61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. i, '63, by order of War Department. Nichols, George; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. .• u J T O'Brian, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, 61, 3 yrs.; discharged Jan. 8, '63. bv order of War Department. O'Brian, Richard; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos.. June 20. 61. 3 vrs. ; no record found. Olney, Avery; private; E. S. April 25. '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, "61. ,^ J » Page. John T. ; private; E. S. April 25. 61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. .^ T ^ Penny, Spafford A.; private; E. S. April 22. 61 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 vrs.; taken prisoner May 7. '62; paroled and returned to duty March' 13, '63; killed at battle of Chancellorsville. Va.. ^Liy 3. o3- Pierce, George; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Pierce. John F.; private; E. S. April 25. '6r. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. 580 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Pierce, Josiah ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. PixLEY, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left thigh at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Randolph, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Wes- ton, Va., July, '61. Ransom, Andrew G. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Raymond, Albert G. ; private ; E. S. June 3, "61, 3 yrs. ; left arm broken on cars, March 9, '62 ; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 03 ; transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. 30, '63, by order of War Department ; died . Roberts, George; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Roberts, Irving G. ; private; E. S. Oct. 9, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged on expiration of term of service; died April 28, '06. Roscoe, Fkederick W. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Gauley Bridge, Va., Oct. 4, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. RuGGLES, Charles C. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Simmons, Anthony; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Shelters, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled May 27, '62 ; dis- charged Sept. I, "62, by order of War Department. Smith, Ephraim J. ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Alexandria, Va., April 10, '6t„ on surgeon's certificate of disability. Smith, Zera S. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as nurse in hospital; mustered out July 6, '64, by or- der of War Department. Steele, Henry R. ; private; E. S. Aug. 22, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Recruit Camp June 11, '64; no further record found. Stillwell, Francis; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, "61 ; paroled May 27, '62 ; transferred to i8th U. S. Inf. by order of War Department. Stinson, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged for wounds at Fort McHenry, Md., Oct. 22, "62. Stinson, James; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled May 12, '62; enlisted in loist O. V. I. _ Vancise, James L. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right thigh at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged for wounds at Columbus, O., Oct. 22, '62. Wagner, Jacob; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22, '61. Ward, Elam ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered cut Aug. 22, '61 ; reenlis'ted Sept. 22, '61 ; discharged at Cumberland, Md., Feb. d, '62. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. F 58 1 Warren, Thomas; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs ; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died . Wkatheri.ow . Daniel; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs; wounded in side at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged at Balti- more, Md., Feb. 18, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Webber. Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; pa- roled Jan.. '62; discharged at Columbus, O., April 11, '63. by order of War Department. Wfii-and, John; private; E. S. Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. K, Oct.. '61. Welch, Jonathan W. ; private; E. S. April 2s, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 22, '61. Welch, Rufus; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged May, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Wetzell, Henry, private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61. 3 yrs. ; see Field and Staff. Whiting. Geokge A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 22. "61. WiCKHAM, John W. ; private; E. S. Sept. 22, '61, 3 yrs. ; severely wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; dis- charged for wounds at Alexandria. Va., Nov. 20, '62. Williams. Bravton P..; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner :it battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 3, '63 ; returned to duty Nov. 17, '6?; mustered out with company July 6, '64. William's. William L. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Gallipolis, O., Sept. 13, '6r. , . ., ,. WiNSLOw, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; marked dis- charged" on roll without date or place. Witmer. Amekicus; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos., June 20, 61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 24, '63. Wood, Wade; private; E. S. June 20. '61. 3 vrs. ; discharged at Dumfries. Va., Feb. 17, "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. ROSTER OF COMPANY F, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Morris, John; captain; E. S. April 23. '61. 3 mos.; resigned May 8, '61, to accept appointment as R. Q. M.; see Field and Staff. Stedman, William; captain; E. S. May 14. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. ,, . Clayton. Descomd B.; captain; E. S. June 19. 6r. 3 yrs.; resigned 'burcess. Albert C. : captain; E. S. April 22. "61. 3 mos June 19.. •61 ':j-yrs.; appointed 2d lieut. Co. A April 29. "61; promoted to 1st lieut. Mav 14. '61 ; promoted to captain and assigned to Co. b Nov. 2.-,. 01 wounded in ankle at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23. 62; resigned Jfuly 9. '62; died . .. .^ . ,^ .^, Day, Alfred H.; captain; E. S. April 20. 61. 3 mos.. June 19. 61. '3 yrs.; mustered out as sergeant June 19. '^L to accent .inpointment as 2d lieut. in 3 vears' service; promoted to ist lieut. April i 62: Pro- moted to captain Nov. 2. '62; wounded m neck a battle of Port Re- public. Va., June 9. '62; resigned Nov. 10, 02 ; died 582 SEVKNTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Rouse, John R. ; ist. lieut. ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 j^rs. ; resigned Aug. 6, '61. Sterl, Oscar W. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.^ June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; see Co. K. Hopkins, Marcus S. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 21, '61, 3 yrs.; see Field and Staff. Spencer, Harlow N.; ist lieut; E. S. Aug. 22, '62, 3 yrs.; commis- sioned as 2d lieut. Aug. 22, '62; promoted to ist. lieut. Nov. i, '63; wounded in right hip at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; wounded over right eye at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 6, '64; reentered service as captain Co. K, 177th 0. V. I., Oct. 3, '64; mustered out with company June 24, '65. Johnson, Frank, 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. June 20, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. April i, '62 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Wilcox, Isaac N. ; 2d. heut. ; E. S. April 20, 'bi, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Bard, David F. ; ist. sergt. ; E. S. June 2, "61, 3 yrs. ; appointed ser- geant June 20, '61; promoted to ist sergt. April 11, '62; discharged May 30, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Carter, James B. ; ist sergt.; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61; promoted June i, '62; wounded in head at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, "62; killed at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Sharpsburg, Md. Iredell, Charles; ist sergt.; E. S. April 19, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 24, '61; promoted to ist sergt. May 29, '61; mustered out June 20, '61, on account of reenlistment in 3 yrs. service; appointed sergeant June 20, '61; promoted to ist sergt. Oct. 1, '62; transferred to Invalid Corps Aug. i, '63. vStratton, Isaac; ist sergt.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs ; transferred from Co. A June 20, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler; appointed sergeant from private Feb. 28, '62; promoted to ist sergeant Nov. i, '63 ; wounded in head at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63: wounded in left eye at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63 ; wounded in foot at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; killed in battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; had reenlisted as veteran. Carr, Alexander C. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. i, "62; promoted to sergeant July 16, '63; promoted to ist sergt. June 11, '64; transferred as veteran to Co. G 5th O. "V. I., Oct. 31, '64; reappointed ist sergt.; wounded at battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, '64; discharged for wounds Dec. I, '64. Taylor, Ellison G. ; sergt.; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61; promoted to sergeant April. I, '62 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. HosKiNS, Charles W. ; sergt. ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant Oct:. I, '62; discharged Feb. 18, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Risk, Robert M. ; sergt.; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, ^' yrs.; appointed corporal June i, '62; promoted to sergeant; wounded in thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Jan. 3, '64, to enlist as veteran ; no further record found. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. E 583 Tousr.EY, AlbiCRT M.; sergt. ; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs. ; appointed to sergeant from private May i, '64; missing at battle of Chanccllorsvillc, Va., May 3, '63; returned to duty Nov. 17, '63; wounded in face and leg in battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31, '64; promoted to ist lieut. Feb. 22,, '65; mustered out with company July 26, '65. NoRTHKor, Eli C, Jr.; sorgt. ; E. S. April 24. '61, 3 mos., June 20, *6i, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant Feb. 15, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died Baptie, John; sergt.; E. S. Sept. 3, '62, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. I, '63; promoted to sergeant; wounded in right knee at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; wounded in right hip at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; promoted to 1st sergt. April i, '65; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Granger, Edward G. ; sergt. ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal Feb. i, '63; promoted to sergeant May i, "64; wounded in right arm at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25. '64; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged for wounds Dec. i, '64. Chapman, Elan H.; sergeant; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Newberry, George; sergeant; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. GridlEy, Benjamin; corporal; E. S. April 20. "61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 2^,, '62; wounded in thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 62; died of wounds at Culpepcr. Va., Oct. 20, '62. De Long, Cyrus H. ; corpor.il ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.: appointed corporal; wounded in leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged Dec. 18, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Earle, William H. ; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 24, '62; discharged Jan. 27, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ely, John; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 24, '62; wounded in hand at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept; 17. '62; discharged for wounds .^pril i, '63,. Maxfield, Eugene; corporal; E. S. June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May i, '64; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31. '64; no record of muster out found. Hill, Levi B. ; corporal; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral May I. '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31. '64; "Mis- tered out June 21, '6> by order of War Department. Spidell. William'H.; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. i, '63; wounded in leg at battle of Chancellorsvillc. Va., May 3, '62, ; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. Stockham, W^arner; corporal; E. S. Sept. 2, '62. 3 yrs.: appointed corporal May i, '64: transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '65; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Thwing. Henry; corporal; E. S. Aug. 30, "62. 3 yrs.: appointed cor- poral Mav I, '64; wounded in left arm at battle of Chancellors ville, Va., May'-?. '6k wounded in right hip at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, "64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31. "64: transferred to 584 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INFANTRY Veteran Reserve Corps March i, '65 ; mustered out at Washington, D. C, June 28, '65; died TwiCHELL, Nathaniel; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal July 16, '63; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; pro- moted to sergeant July i, '65 ; mustered out with company as veteran July 26, '65. Poor, Wileiam; corporal; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; transferred from Co. B Jan. 22, "64, to enlist as veteran; appointed corporal May i, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; promoted to ist sergt. July I, '65 ; mustered out with company July 26, '65. Dooeittle, Ceay; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; discharged at Washington, D. C, Sept. 8, '62. Burt, AIark V.; corporal; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; wounded in left arm at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; returned to duty Sept. 15, '62, mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Keller, Isaiah; corporal; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. Clark, Albert D. ; corporal; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61; reenlisted in Battery A, ist Ohio Light Artillery; ap- pointed sergeant ; mustered out Sept. 12, '64. Goodsell, ChareEs W. ; corporal; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Bard, Charles H. ; musician ; E. S. April 23, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Nov. 21, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Brewster, John R. ; musician; E. S. April 21, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Brewster, Andrew ; musician ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps March i, '65. WooDARD, Joshua L. ; drummer; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; see Field and Staff. AcKwoRTH, James W. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Adams, Arthur; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg and breast at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; no further record found. Alderman, Henry; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62 ; died March 26, '63. Allen, Frederick; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Auxer, James B. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Albany, N. Y., June 29, '65. Babcock, Benjamin; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 vrs. ; discharged at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 10, '63. Bard, William F. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Barton, Ira M. ; private ; E. S. April 23, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. K 3^5 Basquin. Francis; private; E. S. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps March I, '65, by order of War Department. Bennett. Daniel; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62. 3 yrs.; wounded in left thigh at Pine Knob. Ga.. June 16. '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31. '64; discharged March 17, "65. on surgeon's certificate of disabihty; died Bergin. John; private; E. S. Oct. 10, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded through face at Battle of Ringgold. Ga., Nov. 27. '63; transferred to detach- ment of recruits June k "64; no further record found. Bethel. Frederick; private; E. S. June 20. '61. 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester. Va.. March 23, '62; discharged for wounds July 3. '62. Bingham. Luther B. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. ^ .^ Breese. James R.; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. 61. 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. D by order of Col. Tyler. Brewster. Oscar; private; E. S. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain. June 27, '64; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31. '64; mustered out with company July 26. '65; veteran. Brown, Ezra ; private ; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62; discharged for wounds Dec. 5, '62; died . Brown, Wallace; private; E. S. June 20. '61. 3 yrs.; died in hos- tal June 26, '63; body removed to National Cemetery at Soldiers Home, D. C. ,. , . . Burgan, David M.; private; E. S. June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; died in hos- pital at Weston, Va., July 15. '61. BrsHNELL, Orville; private; E. S. Sept. 3. '<^2, 3 yrs.; died at Harper's Ferrv. W. Va., Oct. 29. '62. Butts. Lewi's ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries, Va.. Dec. 27, '62; returned to duty: transterred to Co. G 5th O. V. L. Oct. 31. '64; mustered out at McDougal General Hospital, New York Harbor, May 29, '65. Cadwell, George M.; private; E. S. June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9. '62; discharged on expiration of term of service June 23. '64; died May i, 01. Camp. Charles; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. ,. , ,. Camp. Harlow; private; E. S. Aug. 21. '62, 3 yrs.; died at Har- per's Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 25, '62. Campbell, Theodore; private; E. S. April 20, 61, 3 mos.; mu'^tered out Aug. 18. '61. ,^ - Carrier, George W^ ; private; E. S. April 20 6, .^ „ios.. June 20, '61. 3 yrs ; wounded in neck and side at battle of Cedar Mountain. \ a.. Aug 9, '62- returned to dutv May 8. '63: recnhstcd as veteran; trans- ferred to Co. G. sth O. V.'L, Oct. 31, '64; appointed sergeant from private July i. "65; mustered out with company July 2<). 65. Case Henry C; private; E. S. April 20. '61, 3 mos June 20. 61. 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain. \ a.. Aug. 9. 02 Chami'NEv. Oscar; private; E. S. April 20. 61. 3 "'«« • J""? f- ^i- 3 yrs.; reenlisted as veteran Jan. 23. '64: transferred to Co. G Sth O. 586 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed corporal July i, '65; mustered out with company July 26, '65 ; died March 31, '06. Chapman, George; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Washington, D. C, April 25, '63, by order of Gen. Martindale. Chapman, Leroy; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head and taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged at Washington, D. C, Nov. 13, '62, by order of War De- partment. Chapman, Rufus S. ; private; E. S. Sept. 10, "61, 3 yrs.; transferred on enhstment to Co. D 29th O. V. I.; mustered out at Cleveland, O., Sept. 27, '64. Clark, Aepheus G. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; died May 24, '61. Cole, Samuel H. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Cone, Milo H.; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Courtney, Nathan; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Bolivar Heights, Va., Nov. 25, '62, on surgeon's certificate of dis- abihty; died . Cutler, Harrison ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Darrow, Erastus ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Davidson, James S. ; private; E. S. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hos- pital at Cumberland, Md., March 16, '62. Davis, George H. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Downer, John; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded in breast at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged March 1 1, '63. Downing, Freeman ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in neck at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, "64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department; aied . Drummond, Francis; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged June 3, '62, by order of Gen. Banks. Eatinger, Sherman; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Feb. 27, '63, by order of Gen. Dix. Ellinwood, James; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, '65 ; veteran. Ely, Thomas; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, "61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged June 27, '63, by order of Gen. Martindale. Evans, Richard; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Faulk, Lawrence S. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 24, '65, by order of War Department. REGIMENTAL KOSTKH. CO. E 587 Ferguson, Albert; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Ferre, George; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 '"os. ; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. FosTCR, PhilETus p.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Invalid Corps Aug. i, '63, by order of War Department. Fowler, Franklin; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Romney, Va., Dec. 30, '61. Frazier, John A.; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred on enlistment to Co. C. 29th O. V. I. ; discharged June 27, '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. FuLKERSON, Joseph F.; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs; no record found. Fuller, Marshall; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, *6i. Golden, George W. ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Gray, John; private; E. S. Aug. 26, "61, 3 yrs.; transferred on en- listment to Co. C, 29th O. V. I. ; killed at battle of Dug Gap, Ga., May 7, '64. , ^ ,, Gridley, Talbot; private; E. S. April 20, 61. 3 mos.. June 20, 61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Washington, D. C, April 29, '63; died Feb. 22, '01. Grim, James; private; E. S. Nov. 12, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred on en- listment to Co. I, 29th O. V. I. ; killed at battle of Pine Knob, Ga.. June Haight, Theron; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Hall, Albert W. ; private; E. S. April 20. '61, 3 mos., Oct. 22, 61. 3 yrs.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61; reenHsted Oct. 22, 61, and trans- ferred to Co. G. 29th O. V. I.; appointed corporal July 1. 64; pro-, moted to sergeant Oct. 20, '64; mustered out Dec. 22, 64. Hall, Elias; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 22,, '62; body removed to Natjonal Cemetery at Winchester, Va. 1 -n t * Hall, Sylvester S. ; private; E. S. May 30, 61, 3 yrs.; killcu at battle of Winchester, Va., March 2},, '62. Handsheu. John J.; private; E. S. June 20. 61. 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62. Harpham, George S.; private; E. S. Aug. 26, 62, 3 yrs.; discharged at Baltimore, Md., May 5. '63. r ,,„ i „„ Harring, Hiram; private; E. S. Sept. 10. 61, 3 yrs.j transferred on enlistment to Co. D. 29th O. V. I. ; mustered out at Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 2T, '64, on expiration of term of service. Harter, George; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out ^Hawn,'^Alvin T.; private; E. S. June 20, •61, 3 yrs.: discharged Nov. 24, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hazen, Monroe: private; E. S. March 25. 64, 3 yrs. ; ';'''^;'f;,i;:;"'; near Dallas, Ga., May 2-., 64; body removed to National Ccmclcrj at ^^HJSImvAY: Samukl R. : private; E. S. Aug. n. 'G^. y yrs.; tmns- 588 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ferred on enlistment to Co. D, 29th O. V. I. ; mustered out June 5 '65. by order of War Department. Hopkins, Stephen A. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in breast at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged Oct. 21, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. HoRTON, Marcus C. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; dischaiged July 6, '62, by order of War Department. Houghton, Marshall; private; E. S. Sept. 10, '61, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred on enlistment to Co. D, 29th O. V. I.; mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio, Sept. 27, '64, on expiration of term of service. Jackson, Marcus B. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Johnson, William H.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va.. June 9, '62; paroled and re- turned to duty Oct. 9, '62 ; wounded in right knee at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; discharged June 24, '64, on expiration of term of service. Jones, Daniel; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in hip at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company Julv 26, '65; veteran. Jones, William H. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. No record found. Keller, Franklin B. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 13, '61, to reenlist in Battery A, ist Ohio Light Artillery, for 2 years' service ; appointed corporal ; promoted to sergeant May 13, '64; mustered out with battery July 31, '65; veteran. Kelso, William R. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. KiBBEE, William H. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in breast at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; discharged for wounds Feb. 21, '63. King, Samuel R. ; private; E. S. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs.; reenHsted as veteran from Co. G, Jan. 23, '64; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out May 2, '65, by order of War Department. Kistler, Willoughby F. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 vrs. ; dis- charged at Washington, D. C, April 9, '63. KiTTERiNG, John; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at BoHvar Heights, Va., Nov. 28, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Knapp, Henry J. ; private ; E. S. Sept. 6, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred on enlistment to Co. H, 29th O. V. I.; discharged May 18, '65, on sur- geon's certificate of disability. LooMis, Perein D. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in both legs at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; transferred to Invalid Corps Dec. 15, '63, by order of War Department. Matthews, David; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at bat- tle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Matthews, Sylvester; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in right leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Mead, Henry W. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; died in Gen- eral Field Hospital March 19, '64; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga. Tenn. RKGIMKNTAL ROSTKK, Co. !• 589 Melton, Charlks H.; private; E. S. Aug. 18, '62, 3 yrs. ; tnins- ferred to Invalid Corps by order of War Department. Mei.ton, J.^mes; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; severely wounded over right eye at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63; no further record. MiNNiCK, Charles W. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; rcen- listcd as veteran; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I.. Oct. 31, 64; ap- pointed corporal July i, '65; mustered out with company July 26. '65. MoNASMiTH. Hen'ky; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Washington, D. C, Sept. 8, '62. MoNEMAKER. David C. ; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left arm at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, "02; discharged Oct. zj, '62, to enlist in U. S. Cavalry. Moon, George W. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18. '61 ; reenlisted in 3 years' service in artillery. MoRLEY, Alfred W.; private; E. S. April 20. '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 vrs. ; wounded in right leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; trans- ferred to Vet. Res. Corps March 31, "64, by order of War Department. Newton, Bartu:y; private; E. S. April 20, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. Nicholas, Albert B. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. NiCKERSOx, Corwin a. ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6. '64. NiGHMAN, George H.; private; E. S. April 20, "61, 3 nios. ; mus- tered out Aug. 18, "61. . NiGHMAN, Wesley; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20. 61, 3 vrs.; died at Gauley Bridge, Va., Oct. 5, '61. Northrop, James B. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Feb. 18, '63. bv order of Gen. Slocum. Otis, Milton; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31. '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department ; died June, '06. Ovi.\TT, John F. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded ni hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. '62; discharged for wounds Nov. 2^, '62. Owen, Moses; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 2t„ '62; discharged Aug. 15. '62. Parks, Charles A.; private; E. S. Aug. 30, "62, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3. '63 ; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, "64; mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, June 12, '65, "by order of War Department. Payne, Charles H.; private; E. S. Oct. 19, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred on enlistment to Co. H, 29th O. V. I.; mustered out Nov. 4. f)4. on expiration of term of service. . . Pegg. Lewis; private; E. S. Sept. 30. '61. 3 yrs.; wounded tvvice in right arm at battle near Dallas. Ga., May 25, '65; transferred to Co. U. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, 05; veteran. ,^ , , Perry. William M. ; private; E. S. June 20. 61. 3 yrs.; wounded in ankle and taken prisoner at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, 02; 590 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY paroled Jan. 7, '63, and returned to duty ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Phelps, James H. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Pritchard, Anson; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged for wounds Aug. 15, '62. Pritchard, Samuel M. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; dis- charged Oct. 22, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. PuRRiNGTON, Charles A. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Romney, Va., Dec. 30, '61. Reed, Averitt C. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged for wounds Jan. 10, '63. Reese, George D. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Reese, John J.; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; absent in hospital ; mustered out July 6, '64, by order of War Department. Remmell, Lawrence; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in neck at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; returned to duty March 25, '63 ; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Remmell, Martin; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 yrs.; reenlisted as veteran; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, '65. Reynolds, Lunis T. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Richards, Marshall M. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Richardson. Henry B. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Robinson, Martin L. ; private ; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Rodenbaugh, Calvin P.; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; absent in hospital for injury by fall from car Oct. 3, '63 ; mustered out July 6, '64, by order of War Department. Rohrr, John; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; accidentally shot through right hand. Rouse, James L. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61 ; reenlisted for 3 years' service in artillery; battery not known. Russell, Gideon T. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., .June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left side and taken prisoner at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. No further record found. ScoviLLE, Marshall L. ; private ; E. S. March 14, '64, 3 yrs. ; wounded in right arm at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; trans- ferred to detachment of recruits by order of Department of the Cum- berland June 8, '64. Shirtliff, Frank; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. V 59 1 Shirtliff, Ralph; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Smith, Charles R. ; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs. ; tran.sferrcd to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed sergeant; mustered out with company July 26, '65 ; veteran. Smith. George J.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. 1.. Oct. 31, "64; mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio, June 27, 65; veteran. Smith. Chavncev; private; E. S. June 20. "61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Cohimbus, Ohio. Feb. 10, '63, by order of War Department. SrAi-FORD, William H.; private; E. S. April 20, '61. 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 13. '61. to reenlist in Battery A, ist Ohio Light Artillery. Stanford, William; private; E. S. March 29. "64. 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, '65. Thomi'SOX. Edward; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged for wounds at Philadelphia. Pa., Oct. 21. '62. Thwing, Rlfus; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; discharged at Washington, D. C, Nov. 12, '63; died TiBBOLS, Thaddeus; private; E. S. April 20, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Tracy, Edward E. ; private; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 20. 61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62: dis- charged for wounds at Columbus, Ohio, July 10. '62. Twitchell. Arba; private; E. S. April 20. '61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in hand at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62 ; discharged at Columbus. O.. Dec. 6. '62. Van Ormer. Joshua; private; E. S. April 20, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. Walker, Frederick; private; E. S. June 20, 61, 3 yrs. No record found. ,. J- . J Warriner, Loren B.; private; E. S. June 20, 6r, 3 yrs.; discharged June 3, '62, by order of Gen. Banks. Webber, Augustus; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 vrs. ; discharged June 12, '63, by order of Gen. Slocum. Wheeler, Allen B.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. No record found. ., ,. J Whitney, Edward O. ; private; E. S. April 25, 61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; reenlisted as veteran; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. \ L, Oct. 31, '64: mustered out with company July 26. '6!;. Wilder, William; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2, '62. ... 1 Wing, Warren G. ; private; E. S. June 20, 61. 3 yrs.; discharged Nov. II, '62, bv order of Gen. Morris; died Wintersteen, Shannon R.; private; E. S. Aug. 26. 62, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Aquia Landing. April 29. '63: body removed to National Cemeterv at Soldiers' Home. D. C. Winzfnrfid. RuDoi.rH; private; E. S. June 25. 61. 3 yrs.^: wounded in left knee and right hand at battle of Cedar Mountam V a., Aug. 9. '62; reenlisted as veteran; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. \. L. Oct. 3L '64; appointed corporal July i. '65; mustered out with company July 26. '65. 592 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY YoNELLS, George; private; E. S. Oct. 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred on enlistment to Co. H, 29th O. V. I. ; mustered out Nov. 3, '64, on expi- ration of term of service. ROSTER OF COMPANY G, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Seymour, Frederick A.; captain; E. S. April 23, '61, 3 mos., June 14, '61, 3 yrs. See Field and Staff. Braden, William D. ; captain; E. S. April 25, "61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as private Co. H, June 20. '61, on account of reenlistment in 3 years' service; appointed ist sergt. Co. H, Dec. 24, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. April 14, '62; promoted to ist lieut. March 8, '63 ; promoted to captain and assigned to Co. G, July 9, '63 ; wounded in left leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in left ankle at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mus- tered out with company July 7, '64. Robinson, William H. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 23, '61, 3 mos., June 14, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Gauley Bridge, Va., Oct. 8, "61; body removed to National Cemetery at Grafton, W. Va. Quay, Elliott S. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 2^, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out June 19, '61, to accept appointment as 2d lieut. in 3 years' service; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. 3c, '61; promoted to captain and asst. adj. gen.. May 21, '62, and assigned to staff of Brig.- Gen. E. B. Tyler; died 1863. Dean, Harry M. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant Nov. 25, '62; promoted to 2d lieut. March 7, '63; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. I, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64: reentered service as 1st lieut. and adjutant 174th O. V. I. Sept. 21, '64; promoted to captain and detached on staff of Gen. John S. Jones as A. A. A. G. ; mustered out with regiment June 28, '65. Reed, Seymour S. ; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to captain Co. B, Nov. 2, '62. See Co. B. King, Charles L. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out as corporal June 20, '61, on account of reen- listment in 3 years' service ; appointed corporal June 20, "61 ; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, "62; promoted to ist sergt. March 7, '63; wounded in face at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, "62; wounded in right hand in battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out July 7, '64, by order of War Department. Barrett, George W. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 2=;. "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '61; promoted to ist sergt. Dec. 15, '61 ; severely wounded in right leg at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; leg amputated; discharged for wounds Oct. 24, '62. Austin, Eusebius S. ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Lazarus, Edward M. ; sergeant; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal June 20, '61; promoted to sergeant Dec. i, "62; wounded in knee at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mus- tered out with company July 7, '64. Furry, George A. ; sergeant ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, REGIMENTAL RCSTER, CO. G 593 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20. '61; promoted to sergeant Dec. i, '62; mustered out with company July 7, "64. Callow, William T. ; sergeant; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Jan. i, '62; promoted to sergeant March i, '63; wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25. '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Laucks, James R. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25. 61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant; severely wounded in right thigh and left on field at battle of Port Republic, Va.. June 9. '62 ; died from wounds at Staunton, Va., Nov. i, '62. Eldridge, Franklin; sergeant; E. S. April 25, "61. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Dec. i, '62; promoted to sergeant; wounded in right leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; wounded in right side at battle of Chancellorsvillc. Va., May 3, "63; discharged March 24, '64. on surgeon's certificate of disabilit\'. Hume, John; sergeant; E. S. May 31, '61, 3. ys. ; appointed ser- geant ; discharged Nov. 26, "62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ramey, Lewis R. ; sergeant; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Hartzell, James N.; corporal; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Dec. i, '62; mustered out with company July 7, '64. May, Alfred E. ; corporal; E. S. June 20. "61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral May I, '64; wounded in head at battle of Antietam. Md.. Sept. 17, '62; mustered out with company July 7. '64. Bertholph, Gilbert D. ; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal May i, '64; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 7. '64. Smith. Zexo K. ; corporal; E. S. June 5, "61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Mav i, '64; mustered out with company Julv 7, "64. HoLTON, Hiram M. ; corporal; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 vrs. ; appointed corporal Sept. i, '^2: taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic. Va.. June 9. "62 ; paroled Sept. 14. '62 ; mustered out Julv 7, '64, by order of War Department. Bull, Austin; corporal; E. S. April 25. "61. 3 mos., June 20. "61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Jan. i. '62; wounded in hand at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, "62; killed at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27. '62. Wright, Daniel H.; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. "61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; killed at battle of Cedar Mountam, Va.. Aug. 9. '62. .^ . , HuTTON. Warren B.; corporal; E. S. May 31. 61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; died at Charleston. Va.. Nov. 2. '61. Bryan. James C. ; corporal; E. S. May 31. "61. 3 yrs.: appointed corporal April 20, '62; severely wounded in thigh at battle of Antie- tam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged at Smoketown. Md.. Dec. 20. 62: died ,^ . , Brosius. Chalkley: corporal; K. S. May 31. 61. 3 vrs.; appomted corporal June r, '62; discharged July 16. '62. on surgeons certificate of disabilitv. . Pitt.m'an-. William E. ; corporal; E. S. .Xpril ^?. 6t. 3 mos. June 38 594 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY 20, '6i, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal; discharged Feb. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Reed, Loren; corporal; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral May 9, '63 ; wounded in hand at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; discharged June 25, '64, on expiration of term of service. RuoEF, Julius (or Thomas) ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Port RepubUc, Va., June 9, '62; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, June 24, '62. Owen, Humphrey B. ; corporal; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; ap- pointed corporal Dec. i, '62; wounded in hand at battle of Chancellors- ville, Va., May 3, '63; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64; reenlisted in Battery L, 2d Illinois Light Artillery ; discharged at close of war. Clark, Scripture; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. PoLHAMus, Nathaniel F. ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Benson, James N.; musician; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right shoulder at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; mus- tered out with company July 7, '64. Huntoon, Horace; musician; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out July 10, '61. See Co. D for 3 years' service. Abbott, Lemuel; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Barber, Henry O. ; private ; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Barnard, Clark E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; absent in hospital at Washington, D. C. ; mustered out July 7, '64, by order of War Department. Barton, Ira W.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Baxter, James; private; E. S. Sept. 4, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded twice in right leg at battle of Chancellorsville,^ Va.,_ May 3, '63; discharged April 27, '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Beacon, John W. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Beardsley, George; private; E. S. Sept. 11, '61, .•? yrs.; transferred to Co. B, sth O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out with company July 26, '65. Beckwith, Perry E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Beers, Joel; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Berry, Lyman; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Boles, Lemuel; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; exchanged and transferred to 2d U. S. Cavalry. Bond, William R. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7. '64. BoYiNGToN, Lewis; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., REGIMENTAL ROSTER, Co. C. 595 June 9, '62; paroled and discharged at Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 27, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ik NCE, Harmon A.; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '62. 3 yrs. ; discharged at Baltimore. Md., Feb. 10, "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Butler, Rufus A.; private; E. S. May 31, 'Oi, 3 yrs.; died at Charleston, Va., Oct. 10, '61. Carl, George K. ; private; E. S. Oct. 23. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; transferred to recruit camp June 11, '64; no further record found. Carl, Thomas C. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Chancellorsville. Va.. May 3, '63. Cl.\rk. George H.; private; E. S. Sept. 13, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 15, '63, by order of War Department. Cloud, John; private; E. S. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to Invalid Corps Jan. 5, '64, by order of War Department; died CoE, Addison; private; E. S. April 25, 'bi. 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mortally wounded in shoulder at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; died from wounds Sept. 21, '62; body removed. to National Cemetery at Sharpsburg, Md. Cooper, Ephraim ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; died at Camp Dennison. Ohio, June 5, '61. Cooper, George W. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Cramwell. William; private; E. S. May 21, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged May 28, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. CuRRAN, James; private; E. S. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle near Dallas. Ga.. May 25, '64; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department; died , '02. Daxforth, Tunis S. ; private; E. S. July 29, '62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Washington, D. C. June 16, '65, by order of War Department. Day. Edward E. ; private; E. S. June 5, '61 3 yrs.; mortally wounded in arm and lung at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; died of wounds Aug. 18. "62. DiNGES, Henry F. ; private; E. S. April 25, 61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va.. Aug. 9. '62. Donaldson, Arthur S. ; private; E. S. May 3I; '61. 3 ys. ; dis- charged Sept. 8, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. DouTHiTT, Enoch M.; private; E. S. Aug. 8, '62, 3 yrs.; died of typhoid fever nt Dumfries. Va.. March 4. "63. DouTHiTT, John H.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mortally wounded in arm and side at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., .-Kug. 9, '62; died from wounds Aug. 21, '62. Eatinger, Sol. O. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Featherstone, Tames; private; E. S. Aug. 22. '62. 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, "64; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability. Field. Lyman: private; E. S. Aug. 29. '62. 3 yrs.; discharged at Harper's Ferry, \'a., March 14. '63. on surgeon's certificate of disability. 596 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Fisher, Samuel S. ; private; E. S. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs. ; transferred to recruit camp June 11, '64, by order of Department of the Cumber- land; mustered out as sergeant Oct. 29, '64. Fleming, Sidney ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Flickinger, Ephraim ; private; E. S. Aug. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Invalid Corps by order of War Department; died . Fram, John; private; June 5, "61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Win- chester, Va., March 2^, '62; body moved to National Cemetery at Win- chester, Va. Freeman, Stephen R. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Fuiry, John H. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Fuller, Samuel A.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Garee, John T. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded by ramrod through right hand at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged at Washington, D. C, Oct. 28, '62, on surgeon's certifi- cate of disability, Garrison, James A. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 8, "62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in shoulder at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63 ; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Geyelin, George; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in forehead at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; discharged Nov. 26, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Gibbons, William S. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64 ; died April 4. '02. GiLLETT, James ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Green, Isaiah B. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; transferred to Invalid Corps Dec. 18, '62, by order of War Department. Hall, Joseph N. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left foot at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, %2> \ transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Hall, Thomas ; private ; E. S. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Dumfries, Va., April 2, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hansen, Horatio N. ; private; E. S. April 23, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; paroled Sept. 16, %2 ; missing at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, '(iTf-, returned to duty ; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Harsh, Franklin; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in bowels at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; discharged April 28, '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died . Herrick, Ira; private; E. S. May 31, '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in right hand at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; discharged Oct. 8, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disabilitv. REGIMIiNTAL ROSTER, CO. f, ^i)J Hetlick, Michael; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, "61 ; no further record found. • HoLCOMB, Jarvin M. ; private; E. S. .-Vpril 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in side at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3. '63 ; discharged April 29. '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Horner. Anthony \V. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. HoKNER, William C. ; private; E. S. May 31, '6i, 3 yrs.; no record found. HorcK, George W.; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, "62; mustered out with com- pany, July 7, '64. Howard. Henry; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Hudson, Austin; private; "E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 8, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hudson, Herbert F. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Hughes, Morris R. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to hos. stwd. June 14, '62; see Field and Staff. Hughes, Todd; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 62; exchanged Sept. 4, '62; wounded in groin at battle of Chancellorsville, Va.. May 3, '63; mus- tered out with company July 7, '64. Judd. Watson E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs. ; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., Feb. 5, '63. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Keller, Casper; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Washington, D. C March 25. '63. on surgeon's certificate of disability. King, Ira S. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to hos. stwd. Jan. 10, '62; see Field and Staff. King, Samuel R. ; private; E. S. Oct. 8, '61. 3 .vs.; transferred to Co. F, Jan. 2;},^ '64, as veteran ; transferred to Co. G. 5th O, V. I., Oct. 31. '64; mustered out May 2, '65. by order of War Department. King, William F. ; private; E. S. June 7. '61. 3 yrs.; transferred to Battery I, ist O. L. Art., Dec. i, '61, by order of Col. E. B. Tyler. Lazarus, Martin; private; E. S. June 20. "61. 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62. LiNDsEv. John C. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Dec. 24, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. LoGUE. Lloyd G. ; private; E. S. May 31. '61. 3 yrs.; taken pris.mer at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61 : exchanged and returne '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department; died June 28, '05. Mills, Ends T. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. MiNARD, MiLo; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Moore, James B.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. MouLTON, Joseph L. ; private; E. S. Aprd 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Oakley, John H. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Ohl, John; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Sept. 18, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Orvis, Recellus W. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; see Field and Staff. Owen, Lewis; private; E. S. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in both legs at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in right arm at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, "63; transferred to recruit camp June 11, '64, by order of Department of the Cumber- land ; no further record found ; died . Parker, David; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Pidgin. James; private; E. S. June i, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Invahd Corps, Jan. 16, '64, by order of War Department. Potts, Israel; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Manassas Junction, Va., Sept. i, '62; exchanged and returned to duty Jan. 14, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64- PowNALL. Horace B. ; private ; E. S. I\Liy 3, '61, 3 ys. ; taken pris- oner at battle of Port RepubHc, Va., June 9, '62; exchanged Dec. 4, '62 ; returned to duty Jan. 2, '63 ; wounded in head at battle of Ring- gold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Powell, Owen; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Reiter, James; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Jan. 18, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Reynolds. Vincent; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in back at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mustered out with com- pany July 7, '64. Ripple, William H.; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with companv July 7, '64. Robinson, James P.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. RoDGERS, William K. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., June 23, '62; exchanged and returned to duty March 20, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64. RoDGERS, William W. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mortally wounded in head at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; died of wounds June 20, '62: body removed to National Cemetery at Soldiers' Home, D. C. REGIMENTAL KOSTKR. CO. 0. 599 Root, Alexander; private; E. S. April .'5, "Gi, 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. Russell, Ed\v.\rd M.; private; E. S. June 20, 61, 3 yrs. ; died at home while on furlough Feb. 24, '62. Sears, Henry W. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Shaw, Stanley; private; E. S. .-\pril 25, 61, 3 rnos., June 20, 61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Sims, George B.; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Cumberland, Md., March 14. '62. Smith. Franklin J.; private; E. S. Sept. 6, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, 64; mustered out June 21, 65, by order of War Department. Smith, Philip; private; E. S. -Xpril 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, 61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63;' wounded in right arm at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, 64; mustered out with company July 7, "64. Spera, Ezra; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out S^o.^T, William; private; E. S. Oct. 18, '61, 3 yrs.; died at home while on furlough Jan. 24, '62. Stanley, Frank A.; private; E. S. Sept. 11. '62, 3 y"; trans- ferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31.. "64; mustered out at McDougal General Hospital, New York, May 25, '65. Ste-^dman, Albert; private; E. S. March 27, 62. 3 yrs ; w-ounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; kdled at battle of Chan- cellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. Steadman, Arthur C; private; E. S. April 25. 61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Port Repubhc, Va June 9, 62; paroled Sept. 14, "62; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, \a.. May ^' Stcvenson, V. P.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out ^S^NG,^ Francs; private; E. S. June 20, 'Gi, 3 >-s.; severely wounded in leg and foot at battle of Cedar Mountain, \a Aug. 9. 62, discharged Nov. 14, '62, on surgeon's certificate ot disability. SuLLWAN, John S. ; private; E. S. Sept. 3. '02 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. 1., Oct. 31, 64; mustered out June 21, 63, by order of War Department. .. ., » j Taylor, Wall-^ce B. ; private; E. S. April 25. -61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Thompson, John A.; private; E. S Aug. 30, 62, 3 y''y '!^'- ferred to Co B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31. 64; appointed corpora No%. I. 'd4 mistered out June 5. '65. by order of War ^^^P'-^^tmem : died -— Thompson, Myron; private; E. S. Aug. 30, 62 3 y'^' ^''^^'^''1^ to Co. B, 5th O. V. 1., Oct. 31. 64; mustered out June 5. 65. by order of War Department. ^ ^ . •, .^ t ^ Tuller Samuel A.; private; E. S. April 25. 61, 3 mos June 20. '61 3% wounded in shoulder at battle of Cedar Mnumain Va Aug. o'ei wounded in left leg at battle of Chancellors^ville. Va May 3. %3; died of wounds May .1. '63; body removed to National Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Va. 600 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY TUPPER, Howard C. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Van Wagner, Orlando C. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Feb. i, '62, on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability. Waller, Silas P.; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged at York, Pa., March 14, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Wheeler, Charles O. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. White, Alonzo V.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Whitman, Thomas H. ; private; E. S. June 5, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Whitney, Edward O. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20 '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to Co. F, as veteran, Jan. 23, '64; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Wicks, Jerry; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Wilcox, Henry; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; severely wounded in side and arm at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged at Washington, D. C, April 4, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disabihty. WiLLYARD, Sylvester; private; E. S. Ausr. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; trans- ferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Jan. 14. '64, by order of War Depart- ment; mustered out as private 92d Co., 2d Battalion Vet. Res. Corps; died Feb. 28, '04. Winters, Harrison; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Wise, Watson; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in neck and face at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64 ; died . WiTHERELL, Albert; private; E. S. Aug. 31, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Wolf, Isaac; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. WooLF, Adam ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. WooLF, Thomas; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in neck at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. YoxTHiMER, Peter; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. REGIMENTAL RUSTER. CO. II OOI ROSTER OF COMPANY H, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Asi'ER, Joel F. ; captain; E. S. April 24, "61, 3 nios., June 3. "oi, 3 yrs. ; promoted to lieut.-col. May 20, '62; see Field and Staff. ]\IcClell-\nd, Samuel; captain; E. S. April 24, '61. 3 mos., Juno 17, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to licut.-col. Dec. i, '63; sec Field and StatT. Nesper, Christian; captain; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Co. K, Nov. i, '61; promoted to ser- geant July 19, 62; promoted to 2d lieut. July 25, '62; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. I, '63; "promoted to captain and assigned to Co. H, March 19, '64; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in right hip at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7. '64; died Sept. i, '81. Wood, George L. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to captain Co. D, Nov. 25, '61 ; see Co. D. Case, Halbert B. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. April 29, '61; promoted to 2d lieut. June 8, '61; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. 25, '61; resigned Feb. i, '62; com- missioned as captain Co. C, 84th O. V. I., May 31, '62; mustered out with company Sept. 29, '62. Eaton, Henry Z.; ist lieut. E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 18. '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out as private Co. B, June 18, "61 ; appointed 2d lieut. Co. B, June 18, '61 ; promoted to ist lieut. and assigned to Co. H, Feb. 20, '62; detached as acting aide-de-camp on staff of Gen. E. B. Tyler; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; resigned by reason of disability Nov. 2Z^ '62. Braden, William b. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to captain Co. G, July 9, '6j,; see Co. G. Baxter, Morris; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs ; see Field and Staff. Bris'bine, James P.; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; see Co. E. Cleveland, James B. ; 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; resigned June 8, '61. Pollock, Joseph; ist sergt.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 10, '62; promoted to ist sergt. Feb. 16, '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Brooks. Charles A.; ist sergt.; E. S. May 20, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to ist lieut. and adj.; see Field and Staff. Bower, Robert S. ; ist sergt.; E. S. .\pril 25, '61, 3 '"os., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal .April 29, '61; promoted to sergeant; promoted to ist sergt., June, '63; discharged Feb. 15, '64, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Davis. John L. ; sergeant ; E. S. May 30. '61. 3 yrs. ; appointed cor- poral June 20. '61; promoted to sergeant Jan., '62; wounded in right arm at battle of Chancellorsvillc, Va., May 3, "63; mustered out witii companv Julv 7, '64. Fox, Ellis'; sergeant; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promnte07, Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; killed at battle of Chancellorsvillc, V'a., May 3, '63. Bell. Hiram J.; corporal, E. S. .May 30, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed cor- poral Dec. 24. '61 ; wounded in groin at battle of Antietani, .Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged at Cleveland, O., .May 24, "63, on surgeon's certifi- cate of disability. Gates, Lore.nzo D.; corporal; Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral; wounded in right thigh at battle of Ringgold, (Ja., Nov. 27, '63; transferred to Co. B. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; promoted to sergeant Nov. I, '64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department; died. 1905. Waters, Darwin W. ; corporal ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; ap- pointed corporal ; wounded in right arm at battle of Chancellorsville, \'a., May 3, '63; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; pro- moted to sergeant April 6, 65; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Palmer, Erastis C. ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes. Va.. Aug. 26, '61; returned to duty March 20, '63; wounded in right leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, "63; mustered out with company July 7, "64. Starun. Selbv C. ; corporal; E. S. Sept. 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, 3 yrs.; died at Charleston, Va., Nov. 4, '61. Beebe, James O. ; corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. CooN. Seth: corporal; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; detached in corps of sappers and miners April 20, "62; mustered out with company July 7. "64; died Feb. 18, "oi. Brockway. Marcus; musician; E. S. April 25. "61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; drummer in Co. A in 3 years" service; transferred to regi- mental band July 10, '61 ; mustered out with band at Washington, D. C. July 5, '62. McQuisTON. Hiram; musician; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 mos.. June 20. '61. 3 yrs. ; discharged at Harper's Ferry. Va., Oct. 20, "62, by order of War Department. Woods. EmviN; musician; E. S. .April 2->. '61. 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left breast at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, "62; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., March 10. '63. ScoTT. Chalncev B. : musician; E. S. .April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged Dec. 28, 62; died . MosiER, James; wagoner: E. S. .April 2-,. '61, 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7. "64. Bacon. Henry; private; E. S. April 2^, "61. 3 mos., June 20. '61. 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62. Baker. Russell: private; E. S. Aug. 30. '62. 3 yrs.; wounded «n battle before Kenecaw Mountain. Ga.. June 27, '64; left arm ampu- tated ; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged June 21. '65. by order of War Department. Baldwin. William C. ; private; E. S. May 30, '61. 3 yrs.; dis- charged at Columbus. O.. July 20. '62, on surgeon's certificate of disa- bilitv. Bannister. William H.; private; E. S. .April 25. '61. 3 mos.. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left thigh at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., 604 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY May 3, '63; transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 11, '64, by order of War Department. Barnum, Amos D. ; private; E. S. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs ; died at Har- per's Ferry, Va., Feb. 12, '63. Barnum, Samuel H.; private; E. S. Aug. 20, '62, 3 yrs; severely wounded in bowels at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; died of wounds May 17, '63. Bishop, Stephen E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged for wounds July 14, '62. Bough, Joseph J. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; died at Gauley Bridge, Va., Sept. 19, '61. Bower, George W. ; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Washington, D. C, Dec. 6, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Bower, Harrison P. ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Middlefield, O., Jan. 29, '62. Bower, Reuben; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Bowman, William; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Charleston, Va., Sept. 18, '61. Brobst, Solomon; private; E. S. Sept. 6, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Brockway, Richard M. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Brooks. James C. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Brown, George W. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. : wounded in left hand at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Buell. Charles L. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Bundy, Thomas W. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Burrows, Stephen; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Campbell, Charles L. ; private ; E. S. April 2^, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Alexandria. Va., Dec. 21, '62. CarihEr, Albert G. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Carnagey, Benjamin F. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Cavannah, Arthur A.; private; E. S. April 2.S, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged on account of disability at Washington, D. C. Nov. 26, '62. by order of War Department. Chafeee, Myron; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. : discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 30, '62, by order of War Department. I- REGIM JNTEERSTKR, CO. II 605 Chaffee. Nelson ;■{ as Wt'<^St- Q-- Ji'"c 4, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Romncy, Va., Dec. 21, of War Department. Cu\RK, Lewis J.; pnvait , !£. S. April 25 ,'6i, 3 mos., June _>o, '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. CoBURN. Wallace; private; E. S. April 2=;, '61, 3 mus., June jo, "61, 3 yrs. ; for record sec Co. C. Combs, ALFiiEu; private; E. S. April 25. '61, 3 nios., June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; detailed as teamster July 25, '62; discharged iNov. 14, '62, by order of War Department. Corliss, Daniel; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Covert, Franklin J.; private; E. S. Aug. 23, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Cramton, RiNALDo R. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, "61. Crittenden. Henry W. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3- yrs. ; dis- charged June 10, "63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Crooks, Sheldon; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Crosby, Edward ; private ; E. S. Aug. 13, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, "65, by order of War Department. CvRTiss, Horace G. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. CuRTiss, Stuart S. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Downs. Horace H.; private; E. S. Oct. 21, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus, O., July 20, "62. EcHENRHOAD, Malcom ; private; E. S. April 25. '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Port Republic. Va., June 9, '62; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. "62. EcHENRHOAD, Thomas ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Evans, James; private; E. S. April 2S, '61, 3 nios. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Ford. Harvey; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. FouLK. Samuel R.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out. Aug. 18. '61. Fowler, Wheeler W.; private; E. S. Aug. 30. '62, 3 yrs.: dis- charged Sept. 30, '62, bv order of War Department. Fo.x, John C. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61. 3 mos.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in both legs at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62: discharged for wounds at Alexandria. Va., Nov. 11. '62. Fox, William H.; private; E. S. Aug. 26, '62, 3 yrs.: wounded in arm at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; discharKcsi>ilal at riiiladel phia. Pa.; nuistcrccl out July 7, '64, by order of War Department. Shafi'Kr, H.\rrison p.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, j mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; died at Champion, Ohio, June 6, '62. Simons, Georck; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Smith, Thomas J.; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. Snyder, Wii.lia.m H. ; private; E. S. .Xpril 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. SouLE, Warren B. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. SrERRV. Hesakiah ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; missing at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, "63; discharged Sept. 3, '63. Stone, Russell; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as private Co. D June 19, '61. on account of re- enlistment in 3 yrs. service; discharged Oct. i, '61, on surgeon's certifi- cate of disability; reenlisted Aug. 30, '62; missing since battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; returned to duty ; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; appointed sergeant April i, '65; mustered jut June 21, '65. by order War Department. Sl'mmerville, David W. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '6i. 3 yrs.; discharged at Williamsport, Md., June 4, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Swisher, Frederick S. ; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as clerk for Gen. E. B. Tyler; discharged at Falmouth, Va., Dec. 31, '62, by order of Gen. Wool. Swisher, George B.; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at bat- tle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Tenney, Charles N. ; private; E. S. April 25. '6i, 3 mos., June 20. "61, 3 vrs. ; died at Harper's Ferry, Va., June 14. '63. Tracy, William H. ; private; E. S. May 31, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with companv Julv 7, '64. Van Gorder. John E. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Van Wye, John C. ; private; E S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61. 3 yrs. ; discharged at Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 22, '62, by order of War Department. Walden. Hubbard J.; private; E. S. May 30, '61. 3 yrs.; discharged at Providence, R. I., Nov. 3, '62, by order of War Department; died Webster, Alfred: private; E. S. May 30. '61, 3 yrs.; detailed as teamster ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Weir. Henry A.; private; E. S. .April 25, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. Tn, 3 vrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, "64. White, Addison; private; E. S. May 30. '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in hip at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27. '^)3 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64; died Mav 9, '01. White. Daniel W. : private; E. S. .Xug. 30, "62. 3 yrs.; discharged Aug. I, '6^, on surgeon's certificate of disability. White/Riley; private; E. S. Oct. 7. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Boli- 39 6io SE;vE;N'rH re;giment ohio volunteer infantry var Heights, Va., Nov. 25, '62, by order of War Department ; reenlisted Feb. 7, '65, in Co. H, 184th O. V. I. ; discharged Sept. 19, '65. White, Samuel S. ; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Williams, Edwin ; private ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Williams, John S. ; private; E. S. April 25, "61, 3 mos., June 20, 3 yrs.; discharged at New Market, Va., May 10, '62, by order of War Department. Wilson, Benjamin; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64; died . Wilson, William H. ; private; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Wise, Archibald; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Williamsport, Md., June 4, '62, by order of War Department. Wise, Samuel J. ; private; E. S. May 30, '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Woods, Lyman N. ; private; E. S. April 25;, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Wright, Harry; private; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; wounded in left leg at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. Wynans, Alonzo; private; E. S. Sept. 11, '62, 3 yrs.; no record found. ROSTER OF COMPANY I, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. Sterling, William R. ; captain; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; detached on staff of Gen. Butterfield Sept. 17, '62; taken prisoner while on a scouting expedition near Aldie, Va., about June 17. '63; escaped and returned to duty; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died . McClelland, Samuel; ist lieut. ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to lieut-col. Dec. i, '63; see Field and Staff. Reed, Seymour S. ; ist lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to captain Co. B, Nov. 2, '62 ; see Co. B. King, Leicester; ist Heut. ; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; for record see Field and Staff. Fitch, Edward F., 2d lieut. ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; resigned Nov. 23, '61. Cryne, Joseph ; 2d Heut. ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out as private Co. B June 17, '61, on account of re- enlistment in 3 yrs. service ; appointed sergeant ; promoted tc 2d lieut. July 23, '62; assigned to Co. I May 25, '63; killed at battle of Ring- gold, Ga.. Nov. 27, '63. Ross, Joseph H. ; ist sergt. ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to 2d lieut. Co. C March i, '62; see Co. C. McClelland, Robert; ist sergt.; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 30, '61; promoted to ist sergt. March i, '62; killed at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64. Couch, Edward J.; ist sergt.'; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 19, '61 ; promoted to sergeant Dec. REGIMENTAL ROSTER, CO. I 6l I 25, '62; promoted to ist scrgt., May 25, '64; mustered out witli com- pany July 6, '64. Christy. William ; sergeant; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.. June 19. "^i. 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant April 30, '61 ; detailed as sergeant for ambu- lance corps Nov. 4, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Crowley, William; sergeant; E. S. April 24, 'Oi. 3 mos., June ig, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 19, '61; promoted to sergeant April 30, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Deeds, Hiram B.; sergeant; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal July i, '62; promoted to sergeant March i, '64; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar xMountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded in right hand at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mus- tered out with companv Julv 6, '64. HouCK, William; sergeant; E. S. Dec. 14, '61., 3 yrs; mustered as private; appointed sergeant Jan. i, '62; died at Georgetown, D. C, June 25, '62. Kelley, Andrew J.; sergeant; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June U), '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant; wounded at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23, '62; died of wounds March 27, '62; body removed to Na- tional Cemeterv at Winchester, Va. HousEL. Jam'es; sergeant; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral; promoted to sergeant May i, '62; wounded in hand at battle of Antictam. Md.. Sept. 17, '62; discharged April 6, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. MosiER, Stephen; sergeant; E. S. Feb. 10, '62, 3 yrs.; appomted ser- geant May 26, "64; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; pro- moted to 1st sergt. ; discharged on expiration of term of service. Ruby. Augustus; sergeant; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. , Ray, John S. ; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61. 3 '"os.. June 19. 61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Oct. 10, '62; wounded at battle of Cedar "Mountain. Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6. '64. Jones. William J.; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Oct. 18, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6. '64. WiLLiCK, John Stephen; corporal; E. S. June 19. '61, 3 yrs.: ap- pointed corporal Oct. 18. '62; wounded in ankle at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; mustered out with company July 6. "64. Cow'DEN, Reynolds S. ; corporal; E. S. April 24. '61. 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal May 25. '64; mustered out with company Julv 6, '64. ,^ , Seikold, Gebhard; corporal: E. S. June 19. 61. 3 yrs.: appointed corporal May 25. '64; mustered out with company July 6. '64. Smith. Charle.s; corporal; E. S. Juno 19. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral May 25, '64; wounded in battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9. '62; mustered out with company July 6. "64. Cowdkn. Charles I..; corporal; IC. S. June 3. '61. 3 yrs.: appointed corporal Mav 25. '64: wounded in left thigh at battle of Chanccllors- ville. Va.. ^iav"2. '61: wounded in right thigh at battle near Dallas. Ga. ; died fmiii wounds at Nashville. Tenn.. June 14. '64; body removed to National Cemeterv at Nashville. Tenn. Dicks. John D. : corporal: E. S. June .^, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral ; drowned in Kanawha River, Nov. 4. '6r. jAcr.:ON, Alfred; corporal; E. S. June 19, *6i, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- 6l2 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY poral ; severely wounded in knee at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; died of wounds in hospital at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 11, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. McKenzie, John; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Bersett, Charles; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; no further record found. Bell, James A.; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal ; wounded in foot at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., Aug. g, '62; discharged from hospital at Washington, D. C, Nov. II, '62, by order of War Department. Jackson, John C. ; corporal; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal July i, '62; discharged Oct. 24, '62, by order of War Depart- ment to enlist in United States regular service. Manning, John J.; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; dis- charged May 12, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Kno;-:. Clark; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; appomted corporal Dec. 25, '61 ; wounded in right arm at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, "62 ; discharged Sept. 14, '62, on sur- geon's certificate of disability. Pratt, Theodore W. ; corporal; E. S. Dec. 17, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal April i, '62; transferred to Co. G 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. McFaddEn, John; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 30, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Sharpsburg, Md. Pollock, Lewis N.; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Hamilton, Jesse; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Predmore, Charles F. ; corporal; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Fairgrieve, William; musician; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; transfer- red to regimental band July 10, '61; mustered out with band at Wash- ington, D. C, July 5, '62. Andrews, William; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; no record found. Basine, Charles ; private ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; no further record found. Beiler, John; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; missing in action at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, '62; returned to duty; transferred to Co. B 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, "64; mustered out June 5, '65, by order of War Department. Birch, Andrew F. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Birch, Anson F. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Birch, William; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; dis- charged at Columbus, O., Sept. 29, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disa- bility. REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. I 613 Bisr, James; private; E. S. April 24, '61, .1 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., iMarcli 2^, 'Oj ; body removed to Na- tional Cemetery at Winchester, Va. BisPHAM, M'akkkuu; private; E. S. June 19, "(ji, 3 yrs.; wounded in right eye and leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug. 9, '62; dis- charged April I, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disai)ility. Brister, John; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "61. Brothers, John W. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Brown, John V.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; accidentally wounded in right hand; discharged April i, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disabilitv. Bryant. 'Cau:b L. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; no further record found. Burton, Alonzo H.; private; E. S. Dec. 14, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at bat- tle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Byers. W. S. , private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Campbell, Michael; private; E. S. April 24, "61. 3 nios., June 19. 61. 3 yrs.; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; no further record found. Cecil, Lemuel J.; private; E. S. April 24, '61. 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs.; died at Charleston, Va., Oct. 20, '61. Clemens, Henry; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; mustered out July 6, '64, by order of War Department. Coffman, Joseph; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 ys- ; no record found. Collier, Gilson; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. T -/: Conneller, Alfred; private; E. S. April 24. '61. 3 mos.. June 19. 61. 3 yrs. ; transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. 26, '63. by order of War De- partment. Cook, Sylvester; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. , Cooper, Daniel; private; E. S. April 24. "61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. , r • 1 Crooks, Abraham D. ; private; E. S. June 3. 61. 3 yrs.; left m hos- pital at Camp Dcnnison, Ohio, June 27, "61 ; died at Youngstown. Ohio. Nov. 20, '61. T •/- Daily, Davh) M.: private; E. S. April 24, 61. 3 mos., June 19. 61. 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26. "61 ; discharge! May 9, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Davis, BENrA^.IN; private; E. S. June 10, "61, 3 yrs.: disch.irKed at Providence R I , Dec. 12, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Debold, John C. ; private; E. S. April 24. Vii, 3 mos , June uy Ci. 1 vrs. ; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died Jan 31. 01. Decker, James; private; K. S. April 24. '61. 3 mos., June 19, 61 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle <.f Port Republic. Va., June 9. <>-•: wounded in ri^dit knee at battle of Ringgold. Ga.. Nov. 27. 63: mus- tered out with eonii/any July 6, '64. 6l4 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Deeds, Joseph B. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; died of wounds at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 13, '64; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Deemer, Charles B.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Doran, Thomas B. ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, March 16, '64, by order of W^ar Department ; died Duncan, William H. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Earl, George A.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in both legs at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Earl, William W.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. II, '62, by order of War Department to enlist in 6th U. S. Cavalry. Edwards, Henry G. ; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 mos. No record found. Elliott, Richard W. ; private ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Evans, John; private; E. S., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64; died Dec. 6, '05. Evans, William J.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detached to Pioneer Corps April 11, '62; returned to company for duty; wounded in left shoulder at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, '63; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64. Ferguson, Robert J.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in arm at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; sent home by surgeon in hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 15, '61 ; no further record found. Field, Thomas; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Fishcorn, John ; private ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at bat- tle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged for wounds at hospital at Washington, D. C, Dec. 22, '62. Fitch, Christian E. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out June 19, '61, to enlist in 3 years' service in Co. E, 23d O. V. I. ; ap- pointed corporal Aug. 2, '64 ; promoted to sergeant ; mustered out as veteran July 26, '65. Fowler, Ralph; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Fox, George; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Fraher, William; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in back and shoulder at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; died . Fredenberg, John N.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged April II, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Freeman, Richard M. ; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right thigh at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Gale, Christopher G. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; detached as nurse and sent with wounded from battle of REGIMENTAIy ROSTER, CO. I 615 Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62, to Clifton Hospital at Washington, D. C. ; mustered out July 6, '64, by order of War Department. Carlo, Henry; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Feb. I, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability; died Cordon, Anthony; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left arm at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, '63; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Graham, Eujah J.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out July 7, '61, to reenlist in Co. G, 26th O. V. I.; mustered out Oct. 21, '65, as veteran. Creer, James R.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in thigh at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; discharged at Romney, Va., Dec. 22, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Hall, Frederick R.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; detached as ambulance driver at Alexandria, Va., July, '6j ; returned to duty ; wounded in right ankle at battle of Ringgold, Ca., Nov. 27, '63 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hedington, Oliver; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Heisley, Jacob; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; detached as guard to ammunition train ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Hudson, Stephen S. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Jack. Garvin; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged Oct. 14, '62, to enlist in 6th U. S. Cavalry. Johnson, Daniel H.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 ys. ; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61 ; discharged at Colum- bus, Ohio, Nov. 18, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Johnson, James; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19. '61. 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; dis- charged at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 24, '62. by order of War Department. Kelley, WILLL^M; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right shoulder at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Kemp, Samuel P.; private; E. S. April 24. '61, 3 mos., June 19. 61. 3 yrs. ; wounded in knee at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9. 62 ; discharged Oct. 20, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Lally, Michael H.; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. No record found. , Larkin. Ferdy; private; E. S. June 19. '61. 3 vrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61. No further record found. Lewis, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61. 3 yrs.; w.ninded in ]ynh hands and right arm at battle of Chancellorsville. Va.. May 2. 03; mustered out from hospital Julv 6. '64. by order of War Department. Llewellyn. Morgan; private; E. S. June 19. '61, 3 yrs- : taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61. No further record found. , McCartin, John; private; E. S. April 24, 61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. .. .^ .1 McKee, Edwin D. ; private; E. S. April 24. 61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. .^ 1.11 Metcalf, George; private; E. S. Dec. 17. 61. 3 yrs.; detailed as 6l6 SEVENTH RE;GIME:nT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY musician in regimental band ; transferred to Co. B, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; discharged on expiration of term of service. Moore, Ashma; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Moore, Hugh, Jr.; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Morgan, Reynolds; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out July 25, '61, to reenlist in Co. G, 26th O. V. I. ; mustered out July 25, '64, at Chattanooga, Tenn. MullETT, Jacob; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; died in hospital at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 23, '63. Neney, Thomas; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. iSlEviLLE, Patrick; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Newman, Henry C. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. OwREY, Martin V.; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; sent home on sick furlough Aug. 4, '61 ; discharged Oct. 24, '62, on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability. Palmer, Randall B. ; private; E. S. Dec. 17, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged from hospital at Georgetown, D. C, July 22, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Patton, Robert M. ; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64 ; died . Phillips, Richard; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged July 15, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Pierce, Samuel; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; sent homo on sick furlough Aug. 4, '61. No further record found. Powers, John E. ; private ; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Ray, James P.; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. Rice, Charles E. ; private; E. S. June 4, '61, 3 yrs.; sent to hospital at Alexandria, Va., July 11, '62; mustered out July 6, '64, by order of War Department ; died June 25, '98. Schneider, Adam; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; missing in action at battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec, 27, '62; returned to duty; mus- tered out with company July 6, '64; died ScHAAE, James C. ; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos., June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; died at Charleston, Va., Oct. 21, '61. Shannon, John; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; sent home on sick furlough Dec. 2, '61; died at Girard, Ohio, Feb. 21, '62. Sims. Bustaments; private; E. S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 6, '64. Smith, John; private; E, S. June 19, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; mustered out with com- pany July 6, '64. Snyder, James; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; June 19, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 26, '61 ; re- turned to duty ; mustered out with company July 6, '64. REGIMENTAL ROSTER. CO. I ''"z SouER, Hknry; private; E. S. June 19. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged June 28 '62, on surgeon's ceriiticatc of disability. SouER, Michael; private; E. S. April 24. 'Ci, 3 mos June 9. Oi. ^ vrs • discharged June 28, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. ^ SiiTBURX- John; private; E. S. April 24. '61. 3 mos.; mustered out "^fTErHENsoN, James D. ; private; E. S June 19. '61, 3 yr^-". killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9. 62. S?ewart,Chauncey; private; E. S. April 24. •6.. 3 mos.; must.red ^"sT^S^MfN^'^WiLUAM F.; private; E. S. April 24, •6.. 3 mos.; nuis- '"TLT^oultiy^t^■ E S.April 24, -61. 3 mos.; mustered out June 25 6i!'tl reenlist in Co G 26th O. V. I.; killed at battle of Stone ^SJirVN^S^' S; private; E. S. April 24, 'a.. 3 mos.; mus- "THr^N^GlcJv.W.; priv^; E- S. June 19. ;6i 3 y-. taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, 61 , no further record ^°Vaie. Hiram J.; private; E. S. April 24, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out ^Van\'mburch, Frank L.; private; E. S. June 3. 'ei, 3 vrs.; no further record found. ^^ o a -i o. -At 1 mns Tunc 10 Waldorf, William; priv-ate ; E. S. April 24. 61 .3 mos June 19. ■61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar M-ntain Va Au^- 9- ^^ ^^^, ,,, Walker, Allen; private, E. b. June 3. "i. J >'=• withcompany July6, -64;. died— .^ , ^os. ; mustered Wallace, Samlel; private; E. b. April 24, 01, 3 out Aug. 18, '61. T- c T ,. -, 'At ^ vrs • discharccd Nov. White Paul C; private; E. S. June 3. 01, 3 >rs., aiscnart,tu •6., by order of War Dcpar.mcn, «" ™'- '^f']^ H„S-,C-^,' >j„„e „, 5, •6.i'di.d,ar,ed Jan. 20, 'e,,, on surgeons ?-" -. -^'.Jj^^ a, ''w,'IIZ;ms. Thomas D.; private; E. S. April ^4. '6.. | mo^^ J-"" 'J ■6,, 3 yrs.; wounded in side a. battle of Cedar Mo.m.an.Va g^* '62; transferred 10 Co. B. Sib O. V. I.. Oet. 3'- 04. •■« poral; mnstered ont as veter,-in July 26 65 •6,,, vrs.; Irans- fe^Jed'-;o"co.'B""5:b O^.T^ScV, .^'i 'l ;''rpp^i.i.c.l^'cirpora, ; tnus. tered out with company July 26, 6^ mustered out Wilson. John; private; E. b. Jim<^ '• ^ '• -^ • with company July 6. '64. . , . n- o i.,„., , -(3, , yrs. ; discharged Wilson. William G.: private; E. ^ J ""«■,]."'• -^^ > Sept. 15. ;63. on surgeon's -rt.ficjite of d.^ b, ity ^.^^^^^^^^^^ ^,^^^. ^^ Wood, Lewis; private; E. b. ^fF -^^ •' - •62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. 6i8 seve;nth regiment ohio volunteer ineantry ROSTER OF COMPANY K, SEVENTH REGIMENT O. V. I. ScHUTTE, John F.; captain; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out as ist lieut. June 17, '61, to accept promotion to captain in 3 years' service; killed in a skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61. Cross, Judson N.; captain; E. S. April 29, '61, 3 mos., June 17, 61, 3 yrs. For record see Co. C. Krieger, Ernst J.; captain; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. 61, 3 yrs.; appointed ist sergt. June 20, '61; promoted to ist lieut. April 13, '62; promoted to captain Feb. 9, '63; wounded in right arm at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; wounded in head at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; mustered out with company July 7, '64; reentered service as major 177th O. V. L, Sept. 23, '64; mustered out with regiment June 24, '65; died March 14, '81. Wiseman, John J.; captain; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out June 20, '61; appointed Heut.-col. 41st O. V. L, Aug. 7, '61; re- signed March i, '62; appointed lieut.-col. 84th O. V. L, June 7, '62, and detached on duty at Washington, D. C. ; mustered out with regiment Sept. 20, '62; appointed captain Co. D, isoth O. V. L, May 2, '64; mustered out with company Aug. 23, '64; died NiTSCHELM, Charles F. ; ist lieut; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out as sergeant June 17, '61, to accept promo- tion to 1st lieut. in 3 years' service; resigned April 12, '62; reenlisted in 20th Ohio Independent Battery Aug. 28, '62; appointed sergeant; promoted to ist sergt. May, '63; promoted to 2d lieut. May 22, '63; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. 25, '63; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 15, '64. Nesper, Christian W.; ist lieut.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; promoted to captain Co. H, March 19, '64. See Co H. Sterl, Oscar W. ; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 20, '61, 3 mos., June 17, '61, 3 yrs.; promoted to ist lieut. Feb. 5, '62, and assigned to Co. F; re- signed April 18, '62; appointed captain Co. A, 104th 0~. V. I., July 11, '62; promoted to major Dec. 9, '62; promoted to lieut.-col. Jan. 2, '63; promoted to colonel Aug. 11, '64; mustered out with regiment June 17, '65- Hopkins, Marcus S. ; 2d lieut.; E. S. April 25, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. See Field and Stafif. HiNKSTON, Eemer; 1st sergt.; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal; promoted to sergeant Aug. 9, '62; promoted to ist sergt. Feb. 18, '63; wounded in right ear at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63; mortally wounded in right leg at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; died of wounds at Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 21, '64; body removed to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Lauterwasser, Wieeiam ; ist sergt.; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant; promoted to ist sergt. and detailed as color sergeant; wounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; right arm amputated and died at Clifton hospital, Wash- ington, D. C., July 30, '62 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Sol- diers' Home, D. C. LuDwiG, Charles; ist sergt.; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Aug. 9, '62; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '63; promoted to 1st sergt. Feb. i, '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64. REGIMENTAL, ROSTER, CO. K C)l(J Voces, William; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant June 20, '61 ; killed at battle of Port Repub- lic, Va., June 9, '62. KoHLMANN, Adouth ; scrgcant ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant June 20, '61; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died at New Orleans, La., Nov. 13. •61. Grebe, James; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant July 1, '62; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; died of wounds at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 27, '62; body removed to National Cemetery at Alexandria, Va. ScHiNKici-, Frederick; seigeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61; promoted to sergeant May I, '62; missing at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, "62; no further record found. BoHM, Edward H. ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed sergeant June 20, '61 ; promoted to 2d lieut. Nov. 2, '62, and assigned to Co. D; promoted to ist lieut. Nov. i. '63, and assigned to Co. B; detached to command of Co. I. On Aug. 20, '61, Bohm was detailed in command of a reconnoitering expedition to find and observe the movements of the enemy near Carnifax Ferry, and came in contact with two companies of rebel cavalry, in which several of his men were wounded, including Capt. John F. Schutte, who accom- panied the expedition in citizen's clothes, and was mortally wounded. At the request of Capt. Schutte to leave him and save tiiemsclves many escaped. Sergt. Bohm and Private Henry Weisenbach refused to leave their captain, and both were taken prisoner and sent to Libby Prison at Richmond. About the middle of October, '61, Bohm and all of the Seventh Regiment prisoners who were captured at the battle of Cross Lanes, Aug. 26, '61, \rith others sufficient to make 510 were sent to New Orleans as hostages for 51 privateers captured off Charleston and held as pirates. On Feb. 7, '62, all of the New Orleans prisoners were sent to Salisburv. N. C, and confined in an old cotton mill. On May 26, '62, Bohm and about 1.800 other prisoners were paroled and sent north, arriving at Cleveland, Ohio. June 5, '62. About June 20. '62, Bohm mustered nearly all of the paroled prisoners of the S'ventli Regiment for their first pav at Columbus, Ohio. On July 20, '62. he was entrusted bv Oipt. A. B. Dodd. i.sih U. S. Infantry, military com- mander at Columbus, Ohio, with the duty of organizing the pimlol pri.soners at Camp Chase into a company for service as provost gu:irds which command he hekl until Feb., '63. Having been exchanged he was placed in command of 120 other exchanged men of the .Seventh .in« started to join the regiment, arriving March 17. '63. He was wouimKm in the left arm at the battle of Ringgold. C.a.. Nov. 27. 63; mustered out with companv at Cleveland, Ohio, July 7. "64. RocHon-E, Hexrv-, sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 20. 61. 3 yrs.; promoted to sergeant May i. '62; discharged July 10. 02. on surgeon's certificate of disability. .. .^ t ^ Butzmann, Wii.uam ; sergeant; E. S. April 22, 61. 3 nios.. June 20. '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 25. "61 ; promoted to sergeant .Aug. I, '62; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23. ' ■ ' 620 SE;vENTH regiment OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY charged at Dumfries, Va., Feb. i8, '62,, on surgeon's certificate of disa- bility. StraehlE, Henry; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; promoted to sergeant and de- tailed as color sergeant; discharged ^o\. 26, "62, on surgeon's certifi- cate of disability; subsequently entered U. S. Navy and served one year in Mississippi River squadron; reenlisted as private in Co. I, 177th O. V. I., Sept. 28, "64; appointed color sergeant; mustered out with company June 24, '65. SoHL, George; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 3, '63; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64. HaefeeE, John; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant April 10, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64. ScHAUB, Hermann; sergeant; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed sergeant Nov. i, '62 ; discharged at Dumfries, Va., April 3, '63, on sur- geon's certificate of disability. KuRZ, Jacob; sergeant; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral Aug. 9, '62; promoted to sergeant Jan. i, '63; wounded in side at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged for wounds at Baltimore, Md., April 10, '63. Kick, Andrew; sergeant; E. S. Oct. 5, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed cor- poral April I, '63; promoted to sergeant; transferred to detachment of recruits and assigned to 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64. Haltnorth, Frederick; sergeant; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos.; m.us- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Pfahl, Christian; sergeant; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. SoMMER. Conrad; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Nov. i, '62; wounded in left arm at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; wounded at battle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 7, '64; died ScHOTT, John; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal March i, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Lehr, William ; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61. 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. i, '62; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62 ; left leg amputated ; discharged for wounds July 3, '62. Denzel, George; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal Feb. i, '62; wounded in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61 ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged for wounds July 21, '62. Reisse, Christian; corporal; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; appointed corporal June 20, '61 ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; discharged for wounds July 21, '62. HuMMELL, John; corporal; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; appointed corporal ; wounded in hip at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62 ; wounded in leg at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; discharged for wounds Oct. 27, '62; died Weber, William ; corporal ; E. S. Aug. 27, '62, 3 yrs. ; appointed REGIMKXTAI. K()ST1;k, CO. K. C}21 corporal April i, '63; transferrcc! to (ktacliniciit of recruits and as- signed to 5th O. V. I. Oct. 31, '64. DoRN, John; musician; E. S. .April j_', '61, 3 inos., June jo, 'Oi, 3 yrs. No record found. Kind, Pktkr; musician; H. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '(m, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 2, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disahility. AcKKRMANN, Hknry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., .\ug. 26, '61 : returneil to duty March 17, '63; killed at battle of Chancellorsvillc, Va., May 3, '63. Ambrustkr, Constantine; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; dis- charged at York, Pa., Feb. 19, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Anthony, Fhhjp; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in right leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; dischar}.;ed for wounds Sept. i, '62. Bai'Kr, John; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Baukr, Nicholas; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Beil. Sicmund; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61; paroled ; discharged July 2S, "62. by order of War Department. Bock, Freperick ; private; E. S. .April 22, "61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Boedeker, August; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. BoTT, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; no record found. Breidenbach, Chari.es; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head at battle of Antietam. Md., Sept. 17, '62; discharged for wounds at Smoketown. Md., Dec. 16. '62. Brown. Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Brown, Philip; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, "51. Bruckelmayer. Freperick; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; t.-'.kcn prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., .Aug. 20, '61; paroled; dis- charged July 26, '62, by order of War Department. BrcHMANN, Conrad; private; E. S. Oct. 5. *6i, 3 yrs.; discharRcd at Washington, D. C, Nov. 27, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disa- bility; reenlisted Dec. 28, '63; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. L. Oct. 31, '64; mustered out July 26, '65. BuRf.ER. Albert; private; E. S. June 3. '''i. .1 y^- : wounded at bat- tle near Dallas, Ga., May 25, '64; mustered out with company July 7. •64- Cliff, Edward; private; E. S. April 22, '6\. 3 nios. ; mustered out .Aug. 18, '6r. CoLRRiN, Tohn; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in rij-ht arm at battle of Port Republic. Va.. June 9, '62; discharged Julv 10, '62, by order of War Department. Dehmel, Ions; private; E. S. June 3. '61. 3 yrs,; discharged. Dietrich. Frank; private: E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.. June 20, *6i. 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23, '62. 622 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY DiETz, Coney ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in back at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 2T, '63; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out July 26, '65. Doll, John W. ; private ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; died of wounds Sept. 10, '61. Dorr, David F. ; private ; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in head at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '()Z\ transferred to detachment of recruits and assigned to 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64. DuNToN, Edwin; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged. Faubel, Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61 ; returned to duty March 17, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Fenz, Engelbert; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61 ; returned to duty March 17, 'dz; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Fetzer, Herman; private; E. S. March 28, '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; wounded in left leg at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; leg amputated ; discharged for wounds June 14, '64; died . Frank, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. FuRST, Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. GeisslEr, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died of wounds Aug. 28, '61. Glaser, Emil; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; discharged. Graeter, Charles; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in leg at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, "62; leg amputated; dis- charged for wounds Dec. 19, '62. Greiner, Charles H.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. Greve, Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Gruenwald, Gottlieb; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled; dis- charged July 26, '62, by order of War Department. Hahn, Christian; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. HoEhn, Henry; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61 ; died . Hahn, Sebastian; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Happig, Tobias; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned to duty March 17) '63; wounded in right hand at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '6},; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Haskel, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61 ; transferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade by order of War Depart- ment. Hege, Jacob H. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged July 21, '62, by order of War Department. RKGIMKN'TM, KOSTKK, Co. K 623 Ho?FMAN, Georok; private; H. S. Ajjril 22, '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61. 3 yrs. ; absent sick; niustcrcd out July 7. '64, by order of War De- partment. Hoi-i'MAN, Henry; private; K. S. Aur. 25. '62, 3 yrs.; woundtd in head at battle of Chancellorsvillc. Va.. May 3. '63; transferred to de- tachment of recruits and assigned to 5th O. V. I., Oct. .v, '64; dic«l jASSAun, Frederick; private; E. S. June 3. '61, t, yrs.; discharged at CoUmibus. O., July 24. '62, by order of War Department ; subse- quently reentered service in a rcRinunt of U. S. Col. Cavalry, became adjutant of the regiment and mustered out at end of war. Karbacher, Franz; private; E. S. April 22, '61. ,1 mos.. June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23. '62. Kastlen, Joseph; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; nnistered out Aug. 18, '61. Kastlen, Samuel; private; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos.; nnistered out Aug. 18, '61. Kraus. Christian F. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61 ; died . KuLLMER, Michael; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18. '61. T.AHR, Henry; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va.,; paroled; discharged June 27, '62, by order of War Department. LiNioER. John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; nnistered out Aug. 18, '61. LoRENZ, Frank; private; E. S. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Winchester. Va., March 23, '62. LuETKE, John; private; E. S. Oct. ?, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in head and taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 0, '62; no record of muster out found. Maeder. Vincent; private; E. S. June 3. '61; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va.. Aug. 0. '(>2. Malchus. Andrew; private; E. S. .April 22. '61. 3 mos.. June 20, '61. 3 yrs. ; wounded at skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., .\ug. 20, '61 ; discharged for wounds Oct. 14, '61. Merkel. Mathias; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yrs.; taken pris- oner at battle of Cro';<: Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged at Colum- bus. O., Feb. 28. '63. by order of War Department. Michael. Frederick; private; E. S. June 3. '61. 3 yrs.; wounded in shoulder and leg at battle of Cedar Mountain. Va.. Aug. Q. '62; dis- charged for wounds at Washineton. D. C, Nov. 26, '62. Miller, John G. ; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 vrs. ; taken pri>;oncr at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26. '61; paroled; no further record found. Miller. Theodore; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Columbus. O. MiELi.ER. Frank; private; E. S. June 3. '^i. .1 vrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cedar ^Tnuntain. Va.. Aug. o. '62; returned to duty Oct.. '62; mustered out with companv. Julv 7. '64. Mueller. Jacob: private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. 624 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY MuNZ, John ; private ; E. S. Oct. 8, '61, 3 yrs. ; died in hospital^ at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 24, '62. Nock, Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62; died from wounds April 2, '62 ; body removed to National Cemetery at Win- chester, Va. Novak, John ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Obacht, Georgi;; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Oettinger, Christian; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at laattle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled; trans- ferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; sent to hospital April 25, '65; mustered out at McDougal Hospital, New York, May 31, '65; wounded at battle of Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, '64. Oswald, Conrad; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Perley, Victor; private; E. S. Aug. 25, '62; killed at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, '63. Pfahl, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded in arm at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62 ; killed at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; body removed to Na- tional Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn. Popp, GotliEb; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged Oct. 2, '61, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Raeber, John; private; E. S. Oct. 7, "61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va.j June 9, "62. RaquETT, George; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at Bristow Station, Va., Sept., '62; paroled and exchanged; wounded in left leg at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64 ; died . Reed, Henry L. ; private ; E. S. Sept. 27, '62, 3 yrs. ; no record found. ReilEy, John ; private ; E. S. Aug. 30, '62, 3 yrs. ; no record found. Renner, John C. ; private ; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs. ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Renz, Solomon; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; returned to duty March 17, '63; wounded in right thigh at battle of Chancellorsville. Va., May 3, '63 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Rich, Charles; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded and taken prisoner at skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, '61 ; dis- charged July 26, '62, by order of War Department. Ritchie, William; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; discharged for wounds Feb. 2, '62. Rosel, William; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20> '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62 ; died from wounds in hospital at Frederick City, Md., June i, '62; body re- moved to National Cemetery at Sharpsburg, Md. Rottman. Henry B. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. RowE, Joseph ; private ; E. S. Aug. 21, '62, 3 yrs. ; wounded in left REGIMI^NTAI. KOSTI'R, CO. K 625 foot at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '6.s ; transferred to Co. C, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Washington. D. C, Aug. 3, '65. RuECKLKR, Gkokgk; private; E. S. April 22, "Oi, 3 nios.. June 20. '61, 3 yrs. ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mus- tered out with company July 7, '64. Saiser. Martin; private; E. S. Aug. 3.. '62, 3 yrs.; wounded in right arm at battle of Chanccllorsvillc, Va., May 3. '63; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, "64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. ScHAEDLER, Franz; private; E. S. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at Columbus, O., Jan. 25, '65, by order of War Department. ScHAEMBS, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62. ScHERK, John; private; E. S. June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. ScHLATMEYER. Henry ; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability. ScHLEGEL, Frederick; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Schmidt, H. Frederick; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug.^ 26, '61, and returned to company; mustered out with company July 7. '64. Schmidt, Henry; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in abdomen at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Schmidt, Michael; private; E. S. Aug. 27. '62. 3 yrs.; transferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out at McDougal Gen- eral Hospital, New York. July 2, '65. Schneeberger. Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., Oct. 7. '6'. 3 yrs. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61 ; rccnlisted Oct. 7, '61 ; transferred to detachment of recruits and assigned to 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64 Schramm, Adolph F.; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Schuessler, John; private; E. S. June 3. '61, 3 yrs.; transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. 30, '63, by order of War Department. Schwartz. Christian F.; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; became insane and left rcgmient Aug. 19, 61. Schweitzer, Richard; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mus- tered out Aug. 18, '61. , ScHWiNK, John; private; E. S. April 22. '61, 3 mos., June 20. 61, 3 yrs.; wounded in left arm at battle of Ringgold. Ga.. Nov. 27, 63; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Seipel. John; private; E. S. April 22. '61. 3 mos.. June 20, 61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, '62. Selb.\ch, Fred; private; E. S. April 22, '61. 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. . ., . J » Sepling, Martin; private; E. S. April 22, 61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. ^ f • . Smith, John; private; E. S. June 3. 61. 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at 40 626 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; discharged July 30, '62. on surgeon's certificate of disability. Spatholz, John ; private ; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos. ; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Stahl, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; pa- roled ; no further record found. Stegmayer, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, "61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Harper's Ferry, Va., Nov. 27, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Steinbauer, Fred. W.; private; E. S. June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; discharged for w^ounds Feb. 2, '62. Stern. John; private; E. S. April 22, "61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '62. TyrolEr. Sigo; private; E. S. Aug. 25, '62, 3 yrs.; transferred to Co.. G, .=;th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. VoEEKER, John T. ; private; E. S. June 3. "61, 3 yrs.; wounded in breast and taken prisoner at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, '62; returned to duty Sept. 14, '62; discharged at Dumfries, Va., Feb. 18, '63, on surgeon's certificate of disability. VoELKER, John; private; E. S. Oct. 7, '61, 3 yrs.; discharged at Falls Church, Va.. July 7, '62, on surgeon's certificate of disability. VoGEE, John W. ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Walley, Charles ; private ; E. S. Aug. 9, '62, 3 yrs. ; transferred to Co. G. 5th O. V. L, Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department ; died . Walter, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Wandel, George; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. '61, 3 yrs.; wounded in foot at battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62; wounded in left leg at battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, '63; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Weber. Franz W.j private; E. S. April 2.2, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs. ; died at hospital at GallipoHs, O., Sept. 26, '62. Weiland, John; private; E. S. Oct. 17, '61, 3 yrs.; killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, '^2. Weissenbach, George; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at skirmish near Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 20. '61 ; paroled ; discharged July 24. '62. by order of War Department. Wenner, Jacob; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Werner, Charles; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. WiGAND, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 rnos., June 20, '6i_. 3 yrs. ; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; died Sept. 13, '61, while prisoner of war. WoLE, Julius; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61 ; paroled ; discharged July 30, '62 ; by order of War Department. REGIMENTAL ROSTl-.R. Co. K (^2y Worm. Jacob; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustered out Aug. 18, '61. Zaun, John; private; E. S. April 22, '61, ^ nio.s. ; mustered out Aug. 18, "61.^ Zkipler, P'rEpErick ; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos.; mustorcd out Aug. 18, '61. Zi.MMERMAN. Charles; private; E. S. Aug. 2, '62, 3 yrs. ; trans- ferred to Co. G, 5th O. V. I., Oct. 31, '64; mustered out June 21, '65, by order of War Department. ZiPP, George; private; E. S. April 22, '61, 3 mos., June 20. "61, 3 yrs. ; wounded and taken prisoner at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.. Aug. 9, '62 ; returned to duty Nov., '62 ; mustered out with company July 7, '64. Zitzmann, Anthonasius; private; E. S. June 3, '61, 3 yrs.; taken prisoner at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, '61; paroled; dis- charged July 30, '62, by order of War Department. 628 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY \ -laaj niXAi ;no pajaisnpi m 10 •^vo t-' •* t^ 00 COCO"" cow 1-1 COIN cow 00 •pa^jasaQ 10 C» ■ 10 10 10 .i-iVO 00 0© •nopDB ni papuno7V\. ■ 0> O\00 « CO 00 05 ■* ■>* 10 •;napiooB inojj paiQ « ' '^ " " ■ ■ [ - " ; 00 -asBasip raojj paiQ CO CO •'d- OiOO 00 Oi t^ >* >o VO •spunoM raojj paiQ « a»coco«oco'-'vo TtTtt^ 1 •nopOB ni pain^: CO ►- (SiOWt^cOWi- 0>0 M •aoiAjas ,SJBaX £ m sauxBn *o^ 00 t^^rl^^|-^ OVC "" (TirOT)-l^ 00 PI (•.sjBaX £ ni papnpui ;on) aaiAjas .sqinora £ HI saraBn -o^ a^00 CO>-i lOt^" co^>OcO rOVO cO'^'a-'^COcocOcO „ J« S " 3 3 3 3 _ ^ s 3 a- - ^ :: r — : : is ^ iu List of Casualties Battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 26, 1861. field and staff. Wood, Harry; fife major; taken prisoner. COMPANY A. McKay, Geo. A.; sergt. ; wounded. Williams, Francis ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Dutton, Frank ; corpl. ; wounded. Holly, Morris J. ; private ; wounded. Burroughs, Carlos A.; private; taken prisoner. Bandel, John; private; taken prisoner. Burt, Theodore; private; taken prisoner. Burns, John G.; private; taken prisoner. Evans, Evan; private; taken prisoner. Shepley, Thomas; private; wounded, died Sept. 2, 1861. Scoville, Andrew; private; taken prisoner. Scoville, Thos. C. ; private; wounded. Wilsden, Richard L. ; private; taken prisoner. Whaley, Myron H. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY B. Boyle, Daniel T. ; private ; taken prisoner. Chapman, Chas. L. ; private; taken prisoner. Hime, Jacob E. ; private; wounded. McCabe, James ; private ; taken prisoner. Robinson, Geo. C. ; private; taken prisoner. Williams, Geo. W.; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY C. Shurtleff, Giles W. ; capt. ; taken prisoner. Cross, Judson N.; ist. lieut. ; wounded and taken prisoner. Halbert, Addison M. ; sergt. ; taken prisoner. Parmenter, Wm. W. ; sergt.; taken prisoner, died m prison at New Orleans Nov. 18, 1861. Morey, Elias W. ; sergt. ; wounded in head and taken prisoner. Stiles, Root; sergt.; taken prisoner. Orton. Hobart G. ; sergt. ; wounded and taken prisoner. Cole, Stephen M. ; corpl. ; wounded and taken prisoner. Mack, Isaac F. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Biggs, Wm. ; private; taken prisoner, died at New Orleans Oct. 17. 1861. Bodle, Fester; private; taken prisoner. Burns, John M.; private; wounded and taken pri-^oner. Claghorn, Henry D. ; private ; tak. n prisoner. \ \ 630 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOEUNTEER INEANTRY Collins, Jos. ; private ; wounded, died of wounds Aug. 27, 1861. Curtiss, Edward F. ; private; taken prisoner. Finch, John B. ; private ; taken prisoner. Howard, Henry; private; taken prisoner. Hubbell, Albert; private; taken prisoner. Jeakins, Burford; private; wounded and taken prisoner, died Sept. 20, 1861. Jones, Lewis J.; private; wounded and taken prisoner. Kingsbury, Selden B. ; private ; taken prisoner. Massa, Jas. A. ; private ; taken prisoner. Myers, Elam B. ; private; taken prisoner. Newton, Emory C. ; private ; taken prisoner. Noble, Irving A. ; private ; taken prisoner. Osborn, Albert; private; taken prisoner. Parker, Alex. ; private ; taken prisoner. Root, Edward C; private; taken prisoner. Scott, Wm. H.; private; taken prisoner. Sheldon, Henry G. ; private; wounded and taken prisoner. Smith, Edwin R. ; private ; taken prisoner. Thompson, David J. ; private ; taken prisoner. Tuttle, Lucius V.; private; taken prisoner. Warren, Leroy ; private ; taken prisoner. Wheeler, Wm. W. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY D. Dyer, John N. ; capt. ; killed. Hubbard, Newton K. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Carroll, Charles; corpl.; taken prisoner. Gill, Seymour; corpl.; taken prisoner. Dodge, Alex.; private; taken prisoner. Huntoon, Horace H. ; private ; taken prisoner. Jenkins, Benj.; private; taken prisoner. McGraw, Chas. ; private; taken prisoner. Quinn, Christ. C. ; private; taken prisoner. Rubicon, Jas. A.; private; taken prisoner. Shelby, John; private; taken prisoner. Smith, Alfred E. ; private ; taken prisoner. Smith, John; private; taken prisoner. Smith, Perry H.; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY E. Wilcox, Arthur T. ; istlieut. ; taken prisoner. Kitclium, Geo. C. ; ist sergt. ; taken prisoner. Sweet, Geo. W. ; sergt.; taken prisoner. Merriam, Wm. ; sergt. ; wounded, left arm amputated. Wilcoxson, FrankHn F. ; sergt.; taken prisoner. Turner, Jesse G. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Barks, John; private; taken prisoner. Bartlitt, Wm. F. ; private; taken prisoner. Beers, Reuben; private; taken prisoner. Blakesley, Lyman M. ; private ; taken prisoner. Blakesley, Robt. W. ; private ; taken prisoner. Butler, Jas.; private; taken prisoner, died in prison Dec. 27, 1861. CASUALTY UST 63 1 Cherry, Wm. ; private ; taken prisoner. Cross, Edson B. ; private; killed. Curran, Thos. S. ; private ; wounded, right leg amputated. Downing, Geo. K. ; private; taken prisoner. Fox, Zebah ; private; taken prisoner. Gill, Benj. F. ; private; wounded in right knee. Hann, John ; private ; taken prisoner. Hutchinson, Wm. ; private; wounded in right arm. Keiser, Henry ; private ; taken prisoner, died in prison Dec. 28, 1861. Kennedy, Edward ; private ; taken prisoner. Shelters, John ; private ; taken prisoner. Stillwell, Francis; private; taken prisoner. Stinson, James ; private ; wounded and taken prisoner. Webber, Chas. ; private ; taken prisoner. COMPANY G. Boles, Lemuel ; private ; taken prisoner. Hetlick, Michael ; private ; taken prisoner. Logue, Lloyd G. ; private ; taken prisoner. COMPANY H. Palmer, Erastus C. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Mohler, Jacob ; private ; taken prisoner. COMPANY I. Bersett, Chas. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Basine, Chas.; private; taken prisoner. Daily, David M. ; private; wounded. Ferguson, Robt. L ; private ; wounded in arm. Fredenberg, John N. ; private; taken prisoner. Greer, James R. ; private ; wounded in thigh. Johnson, Daniel H.; private; taken prisoner. Johnson, James ; private; taken prisoner. Larkin, Ferdy; i)rivate; taken prisoner. Llewellyn, Morgan; private; taken prisoner. Snyder, James ; private ; taken prisoner. Thompson, Geo. V. W. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY K. Krieger, Ernst. J.; ist scrgt. ; wounded in right arm. Kohlman, Adolph; sergt. ; taken prisoner, died at New Orleans, I^. Nov. 13, 1861. Grebe, James ; corpl. ; wounded. Ackermann, Henry; private; taken prisoner. Doll, John VV. ; private; wounded, died of wounds Sept. 10. 1861. Geissler, John; private; wounded, died of wounds Aug. 28. 1861. Gruenwald, Gottlieb; private; taken prisoner. Happig, Tobias; private; taken prisoner. Haskel, Chas. ; private; taken prisDuer. Merkel, Mathias ; private; taken prisoner. Miller, John G. ; private; taken prisoner. Oettinger. Christian; private; taken prisoner. Renz, Solomon; private; tak"n [irisoner. 632 S^VEINTH RKGIMEINT OHIO VOIvUNTEER INFANTRY Ritchie, Wm. ; private ; wounded. Stahl, Chas. ; private; taken prisoner. SteinlDauer, Fred W. ; private ; wounded. Wigand, John; private; taken prisoner, died in prison Sept. 13, 1861. Wolf, JuHus ; private ; taken prisoner. Zitzmann, Anthonasius; private; taken prisoner. Killed, 2; wounded, 29; prisoners, no (9 of them wounded) Total loss, 132. Battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862. field and staff. Webb, Joseph P. ; sergt. major; killed. COMPANY A. McKay, Geo. A. ; sergt. ; wounded. Sadler, Wm. ; corpl. ; wounded. Kelley, Edward F. ; corpl. ; wounded, died April 2, 1S62. Sweet, Samuel ; corpl. ; wounded. Clancey, Daniel W. ; private ; wounded. Campbell, Leander H.; private; wounded. Gardner, Hampton F. ; private ; wounded. Hoffman, Fred W. ; private ; wounded. Kehl, Wm. ; private; missing, supposed killed. Lappin, Arthur; private; wounded. Miller, Joseph; private; wounded. Stearns, Chas. H. ; private; killed. COMPANY B. Fitch, Asa H. ; sergt. ; wounded. Smith, Wm. F. ; corpl. ; wounded. Carroll, Jas. ; private ; killed. Creglow, Joshua; private; killed. Fagan, Chas. ; private ; wounded. Gasser, Joseph M. ; private ; wounded. Lamb, Allen C. ; private ; killed. Reid, Duncan ; private ; wounded in right shoulder. Reese, James ; private ; wounded. Rice, Stephen W . ; private; killed. Smith, James ; private ; wounded in right leg. Withers, Albert E. ; private ; wounded in left leg. WorHtzer, Anthony; private; wounded in eye. COMPANY c. Danforth, Arthur C. ; ist sergt.; killed. Gardner, John ; sergt. ; wounded in leg. Day, Seldon A. ; sergt. ; wounded. Kellogg, Jason S. ; corpl. ; wounded. Coburn, Wallace ; private ; wounded, died March 29, 1862. Kellogg, Stephen ; private ; wounded. Kingsbury, Daniel D. ; private ; wounded. CASUAI/rv LIST 633 Palmers, Frederick M.; private; wounded, died of wounds April 7, 1S62. Sackett, Edward G. ; private ; wounded, died of wounds March 24, 1862. Walworth. Warren F. ; private ; wounded. Warner, Fred'k A. ; private; wounded. Winsor, Richard ; private ; wounded. Worcester, Orlando H. ; private; wounded, died of wounds April is, 1862. COMPANY D. Griswold, Abraham C. ; corpl. ; killed. Burnham, Reuben II.; private; killed. Carvin, Lewis C. ; private; killed. COMPANY E. Blanden, Geo. ; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. Anness, Geo. ; private ; wounded. Atwater, John ; private ; wounded. Milliman, John L. ; private; wounded. COMPANY K. Burgess, Albert C. ; capt. ; wounded in ankle. Gridley, Benj. ; corpl. ; wounded. Bethel, Frederick ; private ; wounded. Hall, Sylvester S. ; private; killed. Hall, Elias; private; killed. Owen, Moses ; private ; wounded. Pritchard, Anson; private; wounded. Tracy, Edward E. ; private ; wounded. Twitchell, Arba; private; wounded in hand. COMPANY G. Fram, John ; private ; killed. COMPANY H. Asper, Joel F. ; capt. ; wounded in leg. Bishop, Stephen E. ; private; wounded. Cavannah, Arthur A.; private; wounded. Gregory, Owen; private; wounded, died of wounds April 12, 1862. Groth, Fred'k; private; killed. Hunt, James; private; wounded, died of wounds April 5. 1862. O'Connor, Daniel; private; wounded. COMPANY I. McClelland, Samuel; istlicut.; wounded in head. Kelley, Andrew J.; sergt. ; wounded, died of wounds .March 27. 1S62. Birch, Wm. ; private ; wounded. Bisp, James; private; killed. Clemens, Henry; private; wounded. Doran. Thos. B. ; private ; wounded. Phillips, Richard; private; wounded. 634 si:ve;nth regiment ohio volunteer ineantry COMPANY K. Butzmann, Wm. ; sergt. ; wounded. Lehr, Wm. ; corpl. ; wounded. Denzel, George; corpl.; wounded. Reusse, Christian; corpl; wounded. Dietrich. Frank; private; killed. Karbacher, Franz; private; killed. Lorenz, Frank; private; killed. Nook, Jacob; private; wounded, died of wound April 2, 1862. Rasel, Wm. ; private ; wounded, died of wound June i, 1862. Seipel, John; private; killed. Killed, 20; wounded, 60. Total, 80. BATTI.E; OF Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862. COMPANY A. McKay, Geo. A. ; sergt. ; wounded. Gillett, Townley ; corpl. ; killed. Lovett, Aaron C. ; corpl. ; wounded in thigh. Burton, John H. ; private; wounded in jaw, neck and shoulder. Buchanan, Samuel E. ; private ; wounded in mouth. Keller, Chas. A. ; private ; wounded above ankle. Keller, Fred'k; private; wounded in arm. Maxfield, Isaac ; private ; wounded in shin. Snider, Adolph; private; killed. COMPANY c. Fry, Holland B. ; sergt.; wounded in left knee. Day. Seldon A. ; sergt. ; wounded. Gates, Lewis K. ; corpl. ; killed. Magary, Geo. R. ; corpl. ; killed. Atwater, Edwin B. ; private ; wounded in left thigh. Hamilton, Cyrus P.; private; wounded in left thigh and taken pris- oner, died in prison. Judson, Daniel S. ; private; wounded in right thigh and taken pris- oner, died in prison June 14, 1862. Kingsbury, Romain J. ; private ; killed. Pelton, Wm. H. ; private; wounded in right ankle. COMPANY D. Wood, Geo. L. ; capt. ; wounded in right leg. Lapham, James M. ; sergt. ; taken prisoner. Smalley, Virgil E. ; sergt.; wounded in thigh. Hendrickson, Simeon E. ; corpl.; taken prisoner. Hawkins, Benj. F. ; private; wounded in neck. Hibbard, Lawson ; private ; killed. Mulligan, John; private; killed. COMPANY E. Wheeler, Samuel C. ; ist sergt.; wounded in left ankle. Woodward, John H. ; corpl.; killed. CASUALTY IJST 635 Andress, Wm. H. ; private ; woundctl. Atwater, John; private; wounded in riylit thigii. Haskins, Jay; private; wounded in left knee. Vancise, James L. ; private ; wounded in right thigh. COMPANY K. Day, Alfred H.; ist lieut. ; wounded in neck. DeLong, Cyrus H. ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. Burt, Mark V. ; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. Chapman, Leroy ; corpl. ; wounded in head and taken prisoner. Johnson, Wm. H. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Matthews, Sylvester; corpl.; wounded in right leg. Morley, Alfred W. ; corpl. ; wounded in right leg. Remmell, Lawrence ; corpl. ; wounded in neck. COMPANY G. King, Chas. L. ; sergt. ; wounded in face. Laucks, James R. ; sergt.; wounded in right thigh and taken prisoner. died of wounds at Staunton, Va.. Nov. i, i8(jj. Eldridge, Franklin ; corpl. ; wounded in right leg. Holton, Hiram M. ; corpl ; taken prisoner. Ruoff. Julius ; corpl. ; wounded and taken prisoner. Boyington, Lewis ; private ; wounded and taken prisoner. Carl, Geo. K. ; private ; wounded in right arm. Garee, John F. ; private ; w-ounded in right hand. Geyelin, Geo.; private; wounded in forehead. Hansen, Horatio N. ; private ; taken prisoner. Herrick, Ira; private; wounded in right hand. Hughes, Todd; private; taken prisoner. Merrill, Benton; private; taken prisoner. Pownall. Horace B. ; private; taken prisoner. Rogers, Wm. W. ; private; wounded in head, died of wound June .29, 1862. Steadman, Albert ; private ; wounded. Steadman, Arthur C. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY H. Hunt, David L. ; corpl. ; wounded in left thigh. Trimmer, Ambrose C. ; corpl. ; wounded in left shoulder. Woods, Edwin; musician; wounded in left breast. Echenrhoad, Malcom; private; wounded in right arm. Osborn, Morris; private; wounded in face. Parker, Geo. \V. ; private; wounded in right arm. COMPANY I. Knox. Clark ; corpl. ; wounded in right arm. Campbell, Michael; private; wounded and taken prisoner. Decker. James; private; wounded in left leg. Frailer. Wm. ; private; wounded in l)aek and shoulder. Smith. John ; private ; wounded in head. William-;. .Xnthuny ; private; wountled in left leg. 636 SEVENTH RKGIMKNT OHIO VOI^UNTEER INFANTRY COMPANY K. Lauterwasser, Wm. ; ist sergt. ; wounded, right arm amputated, died of wound July 30, 1862. Voges, Wm. ; sergt.; killed. Sommer, Conrad ; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. Hummell, John; corpl.; wounded in hip. Anthony, Philip ; private ; wounded in right leg. Colbrun, John; private; wounded in right arm. Feizer, Herman; private; wounded in leg. Luetke, John ; private ; wounded in head and taken prisoner. Raeber, John; private; killed. Schaembs, John; private; killed. Voelker, John T. ; private ; wounded in breast c.nd taken prisoner. Killed, II ; wounded, 59; prisoners, 18 (9 of them wounded). Total loss, 79. Battle op Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862. PiELB and staff. Creighton, Wm. R. ; colonel ; wounded in left arm and side. Crane, Orrin J. ; lieut. col. ; wounded in foot. Molyneaux, J. B. ; ist lieut. and adj.; wounded in head, shoulder and leg. COMPANY A. McKay, Geo. A. ; sergt. ; wounded. Davis, Zebulan P.; sergt.; wounded in face. Brown, Henry J. ; corpl. ; wounded, died Aug. 26, 1862. Werz, Francis I. ; corp. ; wounded in thigh. Holmes, Milton D. ; corpl. ; wounded. Brand, Fred'k W. ; private ; wounded in bowels. Blackwell, Jos. ; private ; wounded, died Aug. 10, 1862. Crippen, Andrew J.; private; wounded in shoulder. Creque, Ferdinand ; private ; wounded in foot. Clinton, Alex. M. ; private; wounded in leg. Galvin, John H. ; private ; wounded. Ginter, Abraham ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Gillson, Wm. F. ; private ; wounded. Gazeley, Jabez C. ; private ; wounded in leg. Hatfield, Benjamin; private; wounded in hand. Hammond, Theo. F. ; private; wounded in bowels. Kelley, Philip ; private ; wounded in thigh. Lappin, Arthur ; private ; wounded in hand and arm. Preble, Chas. E. ; private ; wounded in hip. Parsons, John G. ; private ; wounded. Sherwood, Thos. C. ; private ; wounded in bowels. St. Lawrence, Edward ; private ; wounded in leg and taken prisoner. Towne, Ephraim M. ; private; wounded in hand. Wacker, Leonard; private; wounded in leg, left on field, supposed died or prisoner. CASUALTY LIST 637 COMPANY B. Trotier, Joseph ; scrgt. ; wounded. Gaskill, Franklin R. ; sergt. ; wounded. Hardesty, Jesse; corpl. ; taken prisoiuT. Marks, Jacob; corpl.; wounded in right arm. Gordon, Samuel E. ; corpl. ; wounded in right lung. Brown, Thos. C. ; corpl. ; killed. Wilson, Clark L. ; corpl. ; killed. Smith, Wni. E. ; corpl. ; wounded. Adams, William ; private; killed. Cannell, Wm. ; private; wounded in left elbow. Conant. Edward ; private ; killed. Coylc, John ; private ; wounded. Dixon, James ; private ; wounded and taken prisoner. Hashfield, Benj.; private; wounded in right eye. Hill, Pliney E. ; private; wounded. Henrickle, Frank; private; wounded. Hime, Jacob E.; private; wounded. Latch, Wm. F. ; private ; wounded and taken prisoner. Meekins, Edgar G. ; private ; killed. Riddle, Thos. C. ; private; wounded. Stone, John ; private ; wounded in left thigh. Williams, Benj. T. ; private ; taken prisoner in hospit.d at Culpcpcr. Williams, Daniel F. ; private; taken prisoner in hospital at Culpcpcr. Zwicker, Ernest A. ; private ; wounded in leg, amputated. COMPANY c. Ross, Joseph H. ; 2d lieut. ; killed. Jones, Isaac C. ; 2d lieut. ; wounded in left grom and right cheek. Andrews. Martin M. ; ist sergt.; wounded in left hand. Bowler, Chas. P. ; sergt. ; killed. Cooper, John S. ; sergt. ; wounded. Fairchilds, Henry; sergt.; wounded in breast. Buxton, Chas. H.; sergt.; wounded in right arm and shoulder. Evers, John J. ; corpl. ; killed. CTOodscll, Edward W. ; corpl. ; wounded. Badger, Nathaniel L. ; private; wounded. Carrothers, Geo.; private; wounded in left ankle. Dickson, Thos. P. ; private ; wounded in shoulder and thigh. Rappleye, James ^I. ; private; killed. Richmond, Warren F. ; private; killed. Rogers, Geo.; private; wounded in leg. Sheppard, Edward P.; private: killed. Wilder, Theo. ; private ; wounded in abflomcn. Wise, Oliver; private; wounded in car and thigh. COMPANY D. Wilson, Lawrence ; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. breast and right foot. Norris.' Norman L. ; corpl. ; wounded in shoulder, died Sept. 4. 1862. Colweli, Albert C. ; private ; wounded in arm. Franke, John A. ; private ; wounded in neck. Gardner, Wm. L. ; private; wounded in face. 638 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Harmer, John; private; wounded in hand. Hettinger, Chas. G. ; private ; mortally wounded, died Aug. 10, 1862. Hobday, Edward; private; wounded in hand. Holcomb, Norton B. ; private; wounded in foot. Lapham, Wallace W.; private; mortally wounded, died Aug. 13, 1002. McAdams, John; private; wounded in thigh. Manley, Frank; private; wounded in leg. Rhodes, Henry E. ; private; wounded. COMPANY E. Brisbine, Jas. P.; 2d lieut. ; killed. Billings, Arvin D. ; ist sergt. ; wounded in left arm and side. Martin, Moses ; sergt. ; killed. Meeker, William W. ; corpl. ; wounded. Alexander, James K. ; corpl. ; wounded left leg. Davis, Frederick A.; corpl.; wounded left thigh. Smith, Albert O. ; corpl. ; wounded in hip. Allen, Harrison L. ; private ; wounded in left leg. Clarke, Joseph S. ; private ; wounded in left arm and groin. Gill, Benj. F. ; private; wounded, died from wounds Aug. 29, 1862. Keliey, James; private; wounded in left arm. Meisters, Chas.; private; killed. Roberts, Irving G. ; private; wounded. Stinson, Chas.; private; wounded in left leg. Wickham, John W. ; private ; wounded in leg. COMPANY F. Johnson, Frank ; 2d lieut. ; killed. Carter, James B. ; ist sergt.; wounded in head. Taylor, Ellison G.; sergt; killed. Risk. Robert M. ; sergt. ; wounded in thigh. Gridley, Benj.; corpl.; wounded in thigh, died of wound Oct. 20, 1862. Twitchell, Nathaniel; corpl.; wounded in hand. Adams, Arthur ; private ; wounded in leg and breast. Barton, Ira M. ; private; wounded in shoulder. Brown, Ezra; private; wounded in hand. Cadwell, Geo. M. ; private ; wounded in leg. Carrier, Geo. W. ; private; wounded in neck and side. Hass, Henry C. ; private; killed. Downer, John; private; wounded in breast. Eatinger, Sherman; private; wounded. Ely, Thos. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Haight, Theron; private; killed. Handshen, John J.; private; killed. Hopkins, Stephen A.; private; wounded in breast. Jones, Daniel; private; wounded in hip. Loomis, Perrin D. ; private ; wounded in both legs. Mathews, David; private; killed. Matthews, Sylvester; private; killed. Monemaker, David C. ; private; wounded in left arm. Oviatt, John F. ; private ; wounded in hand. Russell, Gideon T. ; private; wounded in left side and taken prisoner. CASUALTY LIST 639 Thompson Edward; private; wounded. Winzcnrcid. Rudolj)!! ; private; wounded in ankle. COMPANY C. Rradcn, \\'m. D. ; capt. ; wounded in left leg. Barrett, Geo. W. ; ist serp^t. ; wounded, right leg amputated. Lazarus, Edward M. ; sergt. ; wounded in knee. Callow, Win. F. ; sergt.; wounded in shoulder. Bertholph, Gilbert D. ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. Wright. Daniel H.; corpl.; killed. Rccd, Lorcn : corpl. ; wounded in hand. Day, Edward E. ; private; wounded in arm ;ind lung, died of wounds Aug. 18, 1862. Dingcs, Henry F. ; private; killed. Douthitt, John H.; private; wounded in arm and side, died of wounds Aug. 21, 1862. Gibbons, Wm. S. ; private; wounded in leg. Green, Isaiah B. ; private; wounded in head. Howard, Henry; private; killed. Minard, Milo; private; killed. Owen, Lewis; private; wounded in both legs. Tuller, Samuel A. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Waller, Silas P.; private; wotuided in leg. Whitmore, Thos. H. ; private; killed. COMPANY n. Eaton, Henry Z. ; ist lieut. ; wounded in leg. Brooks, Chas. A.; ist sergt.; wounded in hand. Pollock, John ; sergt. ; wounded in leg. Moore, Geo. W. ; sergt.; wounded in head. Glcndening, Chas. ; corpl. ; wounded in arm. Kincaid, Joseph ; corpl. ; wounded in arm. Trimmer, Ambrose C. ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. Echenrhoad, Malcom ; private; killed. Fox, John C. ; private ; wounded in both legs. Inskeep, Alonzo ; private ; wounded in arm. Lentz, John ; private ; wounded in groin. McClurg, Wm. H.; private; killed. Miller, Calvert C. ; private; killed. Murray, Robert D. ; private; wounded in leg. Overmire, Wm. H. ; private; wounded and taken prisoner. Shafifer, Hiram; private; wounded in hnn. Swisher, Geo. B. ; private ; killed. COMl'ANY I. Sterling, Wm. R. ; capt.; wounded in right leg. Reed, Seymour S. ; ist licut. ; wounded in side and leg. Deeds, Hiram B. ; sergt.; wounded in leg. Ray, John S. ; corpl. ; wounded. Smith. Chas. ; corpl. ; wounded. Jackson, .Mfred ; corpl.; wounded in knee, died of wound Oct 11. tSt>2. Bell, James A. ; corpl. ; wounded in foot. Manning, John L : corpl. ; wounded. 640 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Bispham, Markell; private; wounded in right eye and leg. Burton, Alonzo H. ; private ; killed. Earl, Geo. A. ; private ; wounded in both legs. Fishcorn, John ; private ; wounded. Fox, Geo. ; private ; killed. Freeman, Richard M. ; private ; wounded in right thigh. Kelley, Wm. ; private ; wounded in right shoulder. Kamp, Samuel P. ; private ; wounded in knee. Ray, James P. ; private ; killed. Stephenson, Jas. D., private ; killed. Waldorf, Wm. ; private ; killed. Williams, Thos. D. ; private; wounded in side. ^' ^ COMPANY K. Hopkins, Marcus \. ; 2d lieut. ; wounded in face. Nesper, Christian W. ; sergt. ; wounded in leg. Grebe, James ; sergt. ; wounded in leg, died of wounds Aug. 27, 1862. Schinkel, Fred'k; sergt.; missing. Sohl, George ; sergt. ; wounded. Hummell, John ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. Frank, Henry; private; killed. Maeder, Vincent; private; killed. Michel, Fred'k; private; wounded in shoulder and leg. Mueller, Frank; private; taken prisoner. Pfahl, Wm. ; private ; wounded in arm. Rueckler, Geo. ; private ; wounded. Schmidt, Henry; private; wounded in abdomen. Stern, John ; private ; killed. Weiland, John ; private ; killed. Zipp, George ; private ; wounded and taken prisoner. Killed, 39; wounded, 151; prisoners, (7 of them wounded), 11; missing, i. fotal loss, 195. Number engaged, commissioned officers, 14; enHsted men, 293. To- tal, 307. Loss — 63-\-% of total number engaged. Battle of Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. COMPANY A. Claflin, Jeremiah G. ; ist sergt. ; wounded in right leg. McKay, Geo. A.; sergt.; wounded. COMPANY B. Lamphear, Laurin K. ; corpl.; wounded in side. Hill, Pliney E. ; private ; wounded in foot. Kubler, Joseph ; private ; wounded in side. Meacham, Elbridge; private; killed. Sherrick, Geo. O. ; private ; killed. Steinberger, Geo. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Wood, Geo. W. ; private ; wounded in side. CASUALTY LIST 64 1 COMPANY C. Jones. Isaac C. : 2d lieut. ; wounded in thigh. Goodsell, Edward \V. ; corpl. ; killed. COMPANY D. Miller, Ephraim C. ; corpl. ; wounded in shoulder and arm. COMPANY E. Bailey, Henry H. ; sergt. ; wounded in head. Clarke, Joseph S. ; private ; wounded in right side. Everett, David ; private ; wounded in leg, died Oct. 6, 1862. Mears, Nahum ; private ; wounded. Weatherlow, Daniel ; private ; wounded in side. COMPANY F. Carter, James B. ; ist sergt.; killed. Ely, John ; corpl. ; wounded in hand. Morley. Alfred W. ; private ; wounded in leg. Reed, Averitt C. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. COMPANY G. May, Alfred E. ; corpl. ; wounded in head. Bull. Austin ; corpl. ; wounded in hand. Bryan, James C. ; corpl. ; wounded in thigh. Coe, Addison; private; wounded in shoulder, died of wound Sept. 21, 1862. Cromwell, Wm. ; private; wounded in leg. Houck, Geo. W.; private; wounded in leg. Lazarus, Martin ; private ; killed. Wilcox, Henry; private; wounded in side and arm. Woolf, Thos. ; private ; wounded in neck. COMPANY H. Bell. Hiram J. : corpl. ; wounded in groin. Bacon, Henry; private; killed. COMPANY I. Hausel, James ; sergt. ; wounded in hand. Bryant, Caleb L. ; private; wounded in shoulder. COMPANY K. Krieger, Ernst J.; ist lieut.; wounded in head. Kurz, Jacob ; sergt. ; wounded in side. Bauer, Nicholas; private; wounded in leg. Breidenbach. Chas. ; private ; wounded in head. Graeter, Chas.; private; wounded, log amputated. Wandel, George; private; wounded in foot. Killed. 6; wounded, .^4. Total. 40. 41 642 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Battle of Dumfries, Va., Dec. 27, 1862. COMPANY A. Bradley, Chester W. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY B. Atloff, Andrew; private; taken prisoner. Carter, Sylvester; private; wounded in head. Gordon, John F. ; private ; taken prisoner. COMPANY C. Condit, Edgar M. ; sergt. ; wounded in left leg. Grigsby, Philip; private; wounded in left leg. COMPANY D. Pomeroy, Douglas F. ; private; taken prisoner. Rofif, Thos. ; private ; wounded in right leg. Root, Wm. P. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Vreeland, Richard M. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY E. Benton, Henry F. ; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY F. Alderman, Henry; private; taken prisoner. Butts, Lewis ; private ; taken prisoner. Kibbee, Wm. H. ; private; wounded in breast. Perry, Wm. M. ; private ; wounded in ankle and taken prisoner. COMPANY G. Bull, Austin ; corpl. ; killed. COMPANY I. Willock, John S. ; corpl. ; wounded in ankle. Beiler, John ; private ; missing. Schneider, Adam; private; missing. Killed, i; wounded, 8; prisoners, 9 (i of them wounded) ; missing, 2. Total loss, 19. Battle of Chancellorsvjlle, Va., May 3, 1863. COMPANY A. Austin, Alfred ; corpl. ; wounded. Craig, John D. ; corpl. ; killed. Smalley, Herbert L. ; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. Wood, Chas. A. ; corpl. ; wounded in neck. Bandel, John; private; killed. Cheney, Chas. H. ; private; killed. Chelsey, Simon J.; private; wounded in left arm. Jackson. Orvis F. ; private; wounded, right arm. amputated. CASUALTY LIST O43 knoble, Leonard ; private : wouiulcd in left arm. Pratt, Henry A.; private; killed. Rockefeller, Frank ; private ; wounded in head. Randall, Frank; private; wounded in shoulder and taken prisoner. Smith, Chas. \V. ; private ; wounded in right leg. Sperry, Edward A.; private; wounded. Towne, Ephraim; private; killed. C0M1'.\NV B. Boyle, Daniel T. ; private ; wounded in hand. Dixon, James ; private ; wounded in arm. Kubler, Joseph ; private ; wounded in hand. St. Onge, Mitchell; private; wounded in arm. COMPANY C. Gardner, John ; sergt. ; wounded in shoulder. Kellogg, Jason S. ; corpl. ; wounded in head. Cole, Stephen yi. ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. Wise, Oliver ; private ; wounded in right hand. COMPANY D. Whiting, Henry; ist sergt.; killed. Lapham, James AL ; sergt. ; taken prisoner. Nash, Edwin V. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Brakeman, Gerry ; private ; wounded in thigh. Cone, Sylvanus G. ; private ; wounded in thigh. Copeland, Andrew; private; wounded in leg, died June 13, 1863. Dawse, John W. ; private ; taken prisoner. Ferron, James O. ; private ; wounded in knee. Franke. John A. ; private ; taken prisoner. Herrick, George ; private ; taken prisoner. Hunt, Westel W. ; private ; wounded in foot. Jenkins, Benj.; private; wounded in hand. Lee, John; private; killed. Miller, Ephraim C. ; private; taken prisoner. Shelby, John; private; wounded in leg, died of wound M.iv 10. 1S63. Tower, Almon ; private ; killed. Valleau. George; private; taken prisoner. COMPANY K. Bailey, Henry H.; sergt; wounded in left thigh. Furniss, Wm. ; corpl.; wounded in left thii;h. Allen. Harrison L. ; private; taken prisoner. Benton, Henry F. ; private; wounded in left knee. Kennedy, Edward; private: wounded in !■ '' 1<" Penny, SpafTord .\. ; private; killed. Raymond, Albert G. ; [irivate; wounded Williams, Brayton B. ; private; taken pn.M.,ncr. CO.MPANY F. Stratton, Isaac; ist sergt.; wounded in head. Spidell, Wm. H.; corpl.; wounded in leg. 644 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Thwing, Henry; corpl. ; wounded in left arm. Parks, Chas. A. ; private ; wounded in right leg. COMPANY G. Eldridge, Franklin; sergt. ; wounded in right side. Owen, Humphrey ; corpl. ; wounded in hand. Benson, Hames N. ; musician ; wounded in right shoulder. Baxter, James ; private ; wounded twice in right leg. Carl, Thos. C. ; private; killed. Cloud, John; private; wounded. Hansen, Horatio N. ; private; missing. Harsh, Franklin; private; wounded in bowels. Holcomb, Jarvin M. ; private ; wounded in side. Hughes, Todd ; private ; wounded in groin. Smith, Philip; private; wounded in right arm. Steadman, Albert; private; killed. Steadman, Arthur C. ; private ; killed. Tuller, Samuel A. ; private ; wounded in left leg, died of wounds May II, 1863. Whitney, Edward O. ; private ; wounded. Woolf, Thomas ; private ; wounded. COMPAKY H. Davis, John L. ; sergt. ; wounded in right arm. Van Wye, Wm. ; sergt. ; wounded in head. Pierce, Henry H. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner. Hunt, David L. ; corpl. ; wounded. Kincaid, Joseph ; corpl. ; missing. Trimmer, Ambrose C. ; corpl. ; killed. Waters, Darwin W. ; corpl. ; wounded in right arm. Palmer, Erastus C. ; corpl. ; wounded in right leg. Bannister, Wm. H.; private; wounded in left thigh. Barnum, Samuel H. ; private ; wounded in bowels. Brooks, James C. ; private ; wounded in right leg. Brown, Geo. W. ; private ; wounded in left hand. Fox, Wm. H. ; private ; wounded in arm. Grigg, Israel H. ; private; wounded in hand. Hunter, Wm. ; private ; wounded in left arm. Jones, Hugh ; private ; wounded in left hand. Martin, Otis ; private ; taken prisoner. Monasmith, Samuel; private; wounded in leg and arm and taken prisoner. Pelton, Salmon S. ; private ; wounded in leg. Sperry, Hesakiah; private; missing. Stone, Russell ; private ; missing. Wilson, Benj.; private; wounded in head. COMPANY I. Cowden, Chas. L. ; corpl. ; wounded in left thigh. Evans, Wm. J. ; private ; wounded in left shoulder. Lewis, Henry ; private ; wounded in both hands and right arm. CASUALTY LIST 645 COMPANY K. Hiukston, Elmer; ist sergt. ; wounded in right ear. Ackerman, Henry; private; killed. Hoffman. Henry; private; wounded in head. Perley. Victor; private; killed. Renz, Solomon; private; wounded in right thigh. Saiser, Martin; private; wounded in right arm. Killed, 15; wounded, 68; prisoners, 13 (2 of them wounded) ; miss- ing, 4. Total loss, 98. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. company a. Claflin, Jererniah G. ; ist sergt.; wounded in neck. Hatfield, Benj.; private; wounded in hand. COMPANY B. Hardesty, Jesse ; corpl. ; wounded. Carson, Jacob W. ; private; wounded in left breast. Gordon, John F. ; private ; wounded in right thigh. CO .M PA NY c. Fairchilds, Henry ; sergt. ; wounded. Burns, John ^L ; private ; wounded. Finneran, John ; private ; wounded. McCarran, Joseph; private; wounded, died from wounds July 22, 1863. COMPANY D. Tisdel. Willard P.; ist sergt.; wounded in head. Carroll,. Charles ; corpl. ; killed. COMPANY E. Hill, Henry E. ; sergt. ; wounded in right arm. COMPANY F. Stratton, Isaac; ist sergt.; wounded in left eye. Melton, James ; private ; wounded over right eye. COMPANY G. Woolf, Adam ; private ; wounded. Killed. I ; wounded. 14. Total. 15. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.. Nov. 24. 1863. COMPANY A. Galvin, John H. ; corpl. ; wounded in leg. company c. Stone, Marvin C. ; private; wounded in side. 646 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY COMPANY D. Tuttle, Jerome; private; wounded in jaw. COMPANY E. Bartlett, Wm. F. ; private; wounded in right ankle. COMPANY G. Garrison, Jas. A. ; private ; wounded in shoulder. Owen, Lewis; private; wounded in right arm. COMPANY I. Gordon, Anthony; private; woundea in left arm. Wounded, 7. Battle of Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863. FIELD AND STAFF. Creighton, Wm. R. ; colonel ; killed. Crane, Orrin J. ; lieut.-col. ; killed. Baxter, Morris; ist lieut. and adj.; mortally wounded, died Nov. 30, 1863. COMPANY A. McKay, Geo. A.; ist lieut.; wounded through both legs. Brown, Dwight H. ; 2nd lieut. ; wounded twice in right leg. Austin, Alfred ; corpl. ; killed. CoUett, John C.; corpl; killed. Dowse, Thos. ; private ; wounded in left ankle, died Dec. 19, 1863. Spencer, Geo. A.; private; wounded in left leg, amputated, died Dec. 21, 1863. Seufert, Wm. ; private ; wounded in left leg. COMPANY B. Bohm, Edward H.; ist lieut.; wounded in left arm. Cutler, Marcus M. ; sergt. ; wounded in leg. Hime, Jacob E. ; private ; wounded in knee. COMPANY c. Jones, Isaac C. ; 2nd Heut. ; mortallv wounded, died Nov. 30, 1863. Gardner. John; sergt.; wounded in right groin, died Dec. IQ. 1863. Ra3^mond, James W. ; corpl.; wounded in left thigh. Barnes, Vi^m. O. ; private; wounded in left elbow. Claghorn, Henry D. ; private ; wounded in right leg. Cleverdon, Joseph S. ; private; wounded in right arm. Fish, Joseph L. ; private; killed. King, Chas. F. ; private ; killed. Pelton, Wm. H. ; private ; wounded, left arm amputated. Phillips, John B. ; private; wounded in right ankle. Sheldon. Mitchell H. ; private ; wounded in right arm. Sweet, Thos. ; private ; mortally wounded, died Nov. 30, 1863. CASUALTY LIST 647 Wall, Chas. E. ; private ; killed. Wood, Daniel P.; private; killed. COMPANY D. Lockwood, Geo. D. ; ist licut. ; wounded in chin. Wilson, Lawrence; ist sergt. ; woimded in right hand. Nash, Edwin V. ; corpl. ; wounded in left foot. Fitzgerald, Michael; private; wounded in breast. COMTANV E. Eikler. Geo.; private; wounded, right leg amputated, died Dec. 11, 1863. Grinnell. Oliver; private; killed. Lowry, William F. ; private ; wounded in right foot. Pixley, Henry; private; wounded in left thigh. COMPANY F. Spencer, Harlow N. ; ist lieut. ; wounded in right hip. Stratton, Isaac; ist sergt.; wounded in foot. Baptie, John ; sergt. ; wounded in right knee. Bergin, John ; private ; wounded in face. Johnson, Wm. H. ; private ; wounded in right knee. Remmell, Lawrence; private; killed. COMPANY G. Braden, Wm. D. ; capt. ; wounded in left ankle. Hall, Joseph N. ; private ; wounded in left foot. Hansen, Horatio N. ; private; killed. Pownall, Horace B.; private; wounded in head. Rej-nolds, Vincent; private; wounded in back. Wise, Watson; private; wounded in neck and face. COMPANY H. McClelland, Samuel ; capt. ; wounded in face and arm. Fox, Ellis; sergt.; wounded in left arm and taken prisoner. Van Wye, Wm. ; sergt.; killed. Glendening, Chas. ; corpl. ; wounded in left leg. Kincaid, Joseph : corpl. ; wounded in both arms. Bennett, Wm. H. ; corpl- ; killed. Johnson, Webster A.; private; wounded in hip. Martin. Otis; private; wounded in left leg. Merrill, James H.; private; killed. White, Addison; private; wounded in hip. Wright, Harry; private; wounded in right arm. COMPANY I. Cryne, Joseph ; 2nd lieut. ; killed. Deeds, Hiram B. ; sergt.; wounded in right hand. Decker, James; private; wounded in right knee. Hall. Fred'k R. ; private; wounded in right .nukle 648 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY COMPANY K. Nesper, Christ. W. ; ist lieut. ; wounded in hip. Hinkston, Elmer; ist sergt. ; wounded in leg, died of wounds Jan. 21, 1864. Dietz, Coney ; private ; wounded in back. Dorn, David F. ; private ; wounded in head. Fetzer, Herman ; private ; wounded in left leg. Happig, Tobias ; private ; wounded in right hand. Pfahl, Wm. ; private ; killed. Raquett, Geo. ; private ; wounded in left leg. Rowe, Joseph ; private ; wounded in foot. Schwink, John ; private ; wounded in left arm. Wandel, Geo. ; private ; wounded in left leg. Killed, 16; wounded, 57; prisoner, i (wounded). Total loss, TZ- Battle of Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. company b. Grimes, Ira; private; wounded in head. COMPANY C. Andrews, Martin M. ; ist sergt. ; wounded. Wounded, 2. Battle of Dallas, Ga.. May 25 to June i, 1864. company a. Johnston, Robert B. ; private ; wounded in right arm. COMPANY B. Gaskill, Franklin R. ; sergt. ; wounded in hand. Marks, Jacob ; corpl. ; wounded in left ankle. Harbaugh, John; private; wounded in left ankle. Wood, Star B. ; private ; wounded in left ankle. COMPANY c. Davis, Llewellyn R. ; capt. ; taken prisoner. Burns, John M. ; private ; wounded. Rand, True; private; wounded. Wilford, John; private; wounded. COMPANY D. Miller, Ephraim C. ; private ; taken prisoner. Travis, Isaac S. ; private ; taken prisoner. Tattle, Bingham ; private ; killed. COMPANY E. Floro, Jesse ; private ; wounded. CASUALTY LIST 649 COMPANY 1-. Spencer. Harlow N. ; istlieut. ; wounded over right eye. Stratton, Isaac ; istsergt. ; killed. Tousley, Albert ^L ; sergt. ; wounded in face. Granger, Edward G. ; sergt. ; wounded in right arm. Thwing, Henry; corpl. ; wounded in right hip. Auxer, James B. ; private ; wounded. E>owning, Freeman ; private ; wounded in neck. Hazen. Monroe: private; killed. Pegg, Lewis ; private ; wounded twice in right arm. Scovill, Marshall L. ; private ; wounded in right arm. COMPANY G. King, Chas. L. ; ist sergt.; wounded in right hand. Callow, \Vm. F. ; sergt. ; wounded. Owen, Humphrey ; corpl.; wounded. Curran, James ; private; wounded. Smith, Philip ; private ; wounded in right arm. COMPANY H. Wright, Harry ; private ; wounded in left leg. CO.MPANY I. McClelland, Robert; ist sergt.; killed. Cowden, Chas. L. ; corpl.; wounded in right thigh, died of wounds June 14, 1864. Deeds, Jos. B. ; private ; wounded, died of wounds June 13, 1864. COMPANY K. Sohl. George; sergt.; wounded. Sommer, Conrad ; corpl. ; wounded. Burger, Albert ; private ; wounded. Killed, 4; wounded, 28; prisoners, 3. Total loss, 35. Miscellaneous. Brooks, Chas. A.; ist lieut. and adj.; killed in R. R. accident at Cleve- land, O., Aug. 13, 1863. r J »r Hughes, Morris R. ; hosp. steward; leg broken at Loudoun Mountam. Va. _ ^^ King, Ira S. ; hosp. steward; taken prisoner at Winchester, \ a., May 24, 1862. company a. Holly, Morris J.; sergt.; taken prisoner at Snickers Gap, Va., July 22, 1863. .,, • O T Baker, Chas.; private; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ua., June 27. 1864. . . >r o< Bower, John H. ; private; taken prisoner May 27. '"&-J- . Forbey, Albert A. ; private ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, ua 650 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY McCain, Willis F. ; private ; accidentally shot and died at Gauley Bridge, Va., Sept. 27, 1861. McCanna, Michael; private; accidentally shot at Cotton Hill, Va., and died at Charleston, Va., Nov. 18, 1861. Schroeder, Louis; private; drowned in Rappahannock River at Fred- ericksburg, Va., May 24, 1862. Stein, David G. ; private ; accidentally wounded with bayonet at Alex- andria, Va. Thompson, Wm. N. ; private ; taken prisoner in Shenandoah Valley, during Jackson raid. Wright, Edwin L- ; private; wounded at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, 1864. COMPANY B. Carmody, Martin; private; taken prisoner in hospital at Strasburg, Va., May 24, 1862. Carson, Jacob W. ; private ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 19, 1864. Cowan. Chas. ; private ; wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. Guellow, Milton; private; taken prisoner in hospital at Strasburg, Va., May 24, 1862. St. Onge, Mitchell; private; leg crushed in railroad accident at Grafton, W. Va., on way to Army of Cumberland, Sept. 29, 1863. Walker, Thos. ; private; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., May 24, 1862. COMPANY C. Trembly, Oliver C. ; sergt. ; drowned in Ohio River June 24, 1864. Adams, Theron E. W. ; corpl. ; wounded at Glenville, Va., July 21, 1861. Cochran, Harlon B. ; corpl. ; taken prisoner at Strasburg, Va. Baird, Wm. H. ; private; taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va., Nov. 25, 1862. Collins, Howard; private; wounded at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, 1864. Rand, True; private; mortally wounded at Kenesaw ]\Iountain, Ga., June 27, 1864. Wise, Oliver; private; taken prisoner at Bristow Sta., Va., Aug. 31, 1862. COMPANY D. Baker, Schuyler J. ; private ; taken prisoner at Culpeper, Va. Nurse in hospital. Brakeman, Gerry; private; killed at Pine Knob, Ga., June 15, 1864. Bryant, Demas W. ; private; taken prisoner at Manassas Junction, Va., Sept. 4, 1862. Johnson, Chas. H.; private; accidentally shot on July 26, and died at Sutton, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Shepherd, Richard K. ; private; wounded at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, 1864. COMPANY E. Sprague, John W., capt. ; taken prisoner at Birch River, Va., Aug 11, 1861. CASUALTY LIST 65 I Smith, Hiram; musician; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862. Clarke, Jos. S. ; private; wounded in left ankle near Romncy, Va., Jan. 10, 1862. Penny, Spafford-A. ; private; taken prisoner May 7. 1862. Raymond, Albert G. ; private ; left arm broken on cars March q, 1862. COMPANY F. Carr, Alexander C. ; ist sergt. ; wounded at Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. Baptie, John; scrgt. ; wounded in left thigh at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, 1864. Bennett, Daniel ; private ; wounded in left thigh at Pine Knob, Ga., June 16, 1864. Brewster, Oscar ; private ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June zj, 1864. COMPANY G. Pitts, Israel ; private ; taken prisoner at Manassas Junction, Va., Sept. I, 1862. Rodgers. \Vm. K. ; private; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., June 22,, 1862. COMPANY H. Baker, Russell; private; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27. 1864. Left arm amputated. Oliver, George W. ; private ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 2^, 1864. Right leg amputated. COMPANY I. Sterling, Wm. R. ; capt. ; taken prisoner while scouting licar Aldie, Va., June 17, 1863. Dicks, John D. ; corpl. ; drowned in Kanawha River, Nov. 4, 1861. Brown, John V. ; private ; accidentally shot in right hand. CO -M PA NY K. Schutte, John F. ; capt.; killed in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Denzel, George; corpl. and sergt.; wounded in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Beil, Sigmund; private; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 20, 1861. Bruckelmayer, Fred'k; private; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 20. 1861. Faubel, Henry; private; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Fenz. Engelbert; private; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes. Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Lehr. Henrv; private; taken prisoner at Winchester, Va. Malchus. Andrew: private; wounded at skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va.. Aug. 20, 1861. • . Oettinger, Christian; private; wounded at Kenesaw Mountai^, Ga., June 27, 1864. 652 SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INEANTRY Raquett, George; private; taken prisoner at Bristow Station, Va., Sept., 1862. Rich, Chas. ; private; wounded and taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Weisenbach, Geo.; private; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Bohm, Edward H. ; sergt. ; taken prisoner in skirmish near Cross Lanes, Va., Aug. 20, i^i, while caring for body of his captain. Killed by accident, i ; killed in action, 2 ; wounded in action, 20; wounded by accident, 8; prisoners, 27; drowned, 3. Total, 61. 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